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Despite previously published literature, research from the Hospital for Special Surgery suggests morbidly obese patients who undergo total knee replacement surgery have similar pain and function outcomes as patients in other weight categories.
Patients who make $35,000 a year or less report better outcomes after knee replacement surgery than people who earn more, according to research from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Tornier's third quarter sales were flat, growing only 0.8 percent over the same period last year to $58 million.
The Seattle-based Spine Institute Northwest recently created a YouTube channel to provide patients with access to surgical videos, including the new oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to Digital Journal.
Roger Hartl, MD, is an associated professor of neurological surgery and chief of spine surgery and neurotrauma at the Brain and Spine Center at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is the Leonard and Fleur Harlan Clinical…
Several leaders in the spine surgery field discuss the key trends to watch for 2013. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox! 1. Coverage denials will continue among many payors. This…
Covidien launched new product demonstrations and debuts at the American Association for Respiratory Care Congress 2012.
A former patient from the UC San Diego Center for Pain Medicine donated $2 million to the center, according to a Fox report.
Phoenix-based Arizona Pain Specialists has launched a program to provide same-day appointments and free consultations for patients after an automobile accident.