In a recent study published in Spine, researchers conducted a cross-sectional study comparing patient and surgeon expectations prior to spine surgery.
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The Joint Commission has granted Seton Medical Center Austin, Seton Medical Center Williamson in Round Rock, Texas, and University Medical Center Breckenridge – Seton in Austin, its Gold Seal of Approval for disease specific spine surgery, according to a Community…
Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, Minn., has officially opened its $5.6 million, 21,385-square-foot orthopedic center, according to a Forest Lake Times report.
George Paletta, MD, St. Louis Cardinals team physician, will perform shoulder surgery on the team's left-handed pitcher Jaime Garcia, according to a CBS Sports report.
Mitek Sports Medicine, based in Raynham, Mass., has the launched the HEALIX TRANSTEND Implant System, a minimally invasive partial thickness rotator cuff repair system, and the accompanying HEALIX 3.4mm Suture Anchor.
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Raqeeb M. Haque, MD, will give a presentation titled "Current Issues in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery."
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Six spine surgeons discuss the use of mobile technology to enhance their practice.
Kenneth Hansraj, MD, of New York Spine Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., discusses the need for patients to take responsibility for their health, rising healthcare costs and how the future of spine surgery has already arrived.
Richard Balderston is chief of spine surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, and he practices at Philadelphia Spine Center and Philadelphia-based Aria 3B Orthopaedic Institute. He is a member of the North American Spine Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic…