Walter Lowe, MD, is the chairman and professor of the department of orthopedic surgery at Houston-based University of Texas Medical School. Dr. Lowe is also the medical director of the Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute. in Houston. He specializes…
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San Jose, Calif.-based SI-BONE reported the National Government Services, the Medicare Administrative Contractor for Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin, issued a positive local coverage determination for MIS SI joint fusion, effective…
On Feb. 11, the FDA released new draft guidance, helping Class II and III orthopedic device developers discern what type of information to include in their submissions for devices using ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene material.
Oral opioids are not more effective in reducing pain than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for patients with knee osteoarthritis, based on a systematic review, according to Medscape.
The hip and knee orthopedic surgical implant market is expected to achieve great growth and is expected to reach $33 million by 2022, according to Whatech.
The anterior approach for hip replacements allows a faster recovery with less pain, according to KPLC 7.
ConforMIS reported its fourth quarter and full year 2015 results.
Robert Tatsumi, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon in Tualatin, Ore.
Before the men's basketball game on Feb. 22, Morehead (Ky.) State University's department of athletics named an athletic center "Dr. R. Thomas Fossett Athletic Training Center" in dedication of Thomas Fossett, MD.
Of the pool of physicians sued, here are the percentages who were sued while working in seven specific practice settings, according to Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Most Doctors Get Sued.