Here five spine surgeons discuss the impending switch-over to ICD-10 and whether they are prepared.
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Cervical fusion has traditionally been the standard procedure performed for an array of common cervical conditions such as disc degeneration, bone spurs, herniated discs, radiculopathy and spinal stenosis.
Ervie "Bud" Hawley and his wife Carolyn Hawley gave $1 million to Danbury (Conn.) Hospital to create the Ervie and Carolyn Hawley Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery.
Markus Chwajol, MD, is a neurosurgeon with Presence Health partners and Unite Here Health. He works at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet (Ill.).
Dolly Skeete, MD, joined Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center located in Gastonia, N.C.
Researchers are investigating whether incorporating small wireless sensors into orthopedic implants could have the potential to detect surgical site infections, according to News-Medical.
Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health has plans to build an orthopedic medical mall in Hempfield, Pa., according to a Trib Live report.
Van Wert (Ohio) County Hospital and the Orthopaedic Institute of Ohio in Lima have partnered to provide care through the Bump Clinic, a sports medicine walk-in clinic, according to a report by The Van Wert Independent.
ApiFix is planning to open new scoliosis treatment centers in Italy, France and the Netherlands next month.
Mainstay Medical announced the issuance of a new United States patent.