Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas has received a $2 million permanent endowment to be used for spine research, fellowships and training.
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Research published in the October issue of Spine shows use of intraoperative blood salvage, or cell saver, is not cost effective to use with single-level posterior lumbar decompression and fusion surgery.
Richard J. Margaitis, DO, has joined Premier Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Hattiesburg, Miss., according to a Hattiesburg American report.
Russell Warren, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, will perform ACL surgery on Giants cornerback Darrelle Revis, according to an ESPN report.
Lanx has raised $8.7 million as part of a larger goal to raise $15.1 million, according to a Medcity News report.
A district court judge has granted a motion by Wright Medical Group to toss most allegations made by a patient and his wife, according to a Mass Device report.
Symmetry Surgical has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with AMT Electrosurgery in Canada.
Several leaders in ambulatory surgery centers will gather at the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago to participate in a panel discussion on the most challenging issues facing ASC administrators and how to handle them.
University of Washington pain specialist Alex Cahana, MD, recently spoke at a pain management conference in Portland, urging a new dialogue to understand pain management differently, according to The Lund Report.
Baylor College of Medicine plans to open a new adult clinical practice next fall, which will include pain management physicians, according to a Houston Business Journal report.