A team of researchers may have identified a gene responsible for causing spinal meningioma, the most common form of spinal tumors, according to the University of Manchester.
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Richard Kube II, MD, performed the first procedure using the coflex Interlaminar Implant in Illinois, as well as the first two level coflex implant, both at the Southern Illinois Surgery Center in Marion, according to The Daily Republican.
Arthrocare's fourth quarter 2012 revenue jumped nearly 4.9 percent from the same period a year ago with total revenue of $96.9 million compared to $92.4 million in 2011.
John Finkenberg, MD, is on the North American Spine Society's board of directors as the chair of the advocacy committee. He has practiced orthopedic surgery for 20 years while also staying active in laboratory and clinical research. Dr. Finkenberg advocates…
Oakland Athletics orthopedic consultant Douglas Freedberg, MD, performed knee surgery on closing pitcher Grant Balfour, according to a USA Today report.
Don Chow, MD, team physician for the Ottawa Senators, performed surgery on defenseman Erik Karlsson for a torn Achilles tendon, according to an Ottawa Citizen report.
Krzysztof Siemionow, MD, is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and practices at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Morton Grove, Ill. He is also the director of clinical research at the University of Illinois Chicago, as well as an assistant…
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., performed knee surgery on Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, according to a Boston Globe report.
The Collaborative Spine Research Foundation was given a grant from Medtronic's Spine business of up to $7 million over three years to fund cross-disciplinary spinal research.
The first three U.S. unicondylar knee replacement surgeries performed with the NavioPFS system took place at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif.