Seven spine surgeons discuss goals for their practice heading into 2013.
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Hyun Bae, MD, is the Director of Education at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the Medical Director of the Spine Institute in Santa Monica. He has researched stem cell repair for degenerative disc disease and the use of growth factors to…
David Chao, MD, has sued Smith & Nephew for $2.2 million after performing a failed hip surgery using the company's implant, according to a Mass Device report.
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine's Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine has published a position statement on sports-related concussions.
The Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication for metal-on-metal implants.
While only 6 percent of patients in the United States are worried about financial relationships between surgeons and device industry representatives, most patients feel surgeons should not receive gifts from industry members, according to a new study published in the…
Founder of Naples, Fla.-based Zehr Center for Orthopaedics Robert J. Zehr, MD, completed his 500th direct anterior approach to hip surgery, according to a WINK News report.
Khawar Siddique, MD, is a neurosurgeon who treats spine disorders, including cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine conditions. He is an attending surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and a partner with Beverly Hills Spine Surgery.
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that Vitamin D supplements do not have a major effect on the clinical outcomes of osteoarthritis, according to an American News Report article.
American Spine announced that Ritu Varma, MD, an interventional pain specialist, has joined its team.