Researchers analyzed the association between frailty and postoperative outcomes following degenerative spine disease surgery, in a study published in The Spine Journal.
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San Diego-based NuVasive completed its acquisition of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Biotronic NeuroNetwork, according to StreetInsider.com.
Marc A. Weinstein, MD, of Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute's Spine Center, will serve as principal investigator for a clinical study on Expanding Orthopedics' FLXfit Lordotic Expandable Cage.
Irvine, Calif.-based United Orthopedic Corp. donated orthopedic devices to a Chinese hospital for total hip and knee replacements.
Riley J. Williams, MD, of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, performed successful knee surgery on Duke Blue Devil's Sean Obi, according to Fansided.
Arthur L. Valadie, MD, Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics' president, and Paige LeMay, Coastal Orthopedics' CEO, traveled to Capitol Hill to lobby for improved healthcare laws associated with Medicare.
Bolingbrook, Ill.-based Rezin Orthopedics and Sports Medicine physician Arun K. Reddy, MD, is offering total shoulder replacements locally, according to a report by The Herald-News.
A new Journal of Arthroplasty study examines whether specific patient variables or performance on functional testing can predict length of stay after total hip arthroplasty.
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine inducted K. Donald Shelbourne, MD, into its Hall of Fame.
Orthopedic surgeon Michael Russin, MD, died when a plane he was piloting crashed, according to a Miami Herald report.