Surgeons at University of California San Francisco Health performed a first-of-its-kind elbow transplant between the same patient's arms, according to Medical Xpress.
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John C. Richmond, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and medical director for network development at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, has been named president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America.
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A new study published in Spinal Deformity examines whether the type of metal instrumentation used in pediatric scoliosis correction affects surgical site infection.
In a hearing last week, Acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt said small practices can succeed just as much as larger practices in regard to CMS' Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, according to Medscape.
Back Pain Centers of America is providing Ethiopia and Costa Rica surgical and administrative expertise through their network member spine care provider, Long Island Spine Specialists, to help children in need.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Medical Center South named orthopedic surgeon Richard Picerno, MD, to its board of directors, according to jacksonville.com.
Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Frank Bono, DO, serves patients in Tampa, Fla.
European Spine Journal published six-month results from the iFuse Implant System Minimally Invasive Arthrodesis clinical trial.
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine named Alan R. Cohen, MD, the new chief of pediatric neurosurgery, effective May 23, according to News-Medical.