Stryker has increased the low-end estimate for its hip implant recall, now saying it will cost between $190 million and $390 million for the testing, lawsuits and insurance payments, according to Claims Journal.
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Los Angeles orthopedic spine surgeon Robert Watkins, MD, will perform spine surgery on Green Bay Packers safety Sean Richardson, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Global Life Insurance recently released a new infographic on concussions in high school and college football.
Shane Nho, MD, a sports medicine specialist with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, was named head team physician for the Roosevelt University Athletic Program in Chicago.
Andy Weiland, MD, hand specialist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, evaluated Minnesota Timberwolves player Kevin Love and recommended surgery to repair his injured right hand, according to a CBS Sports report.
Daytime talk show "The Doctors" has named The Steadman Clinic orthopedic surgeon Thomas Hackett, MD, as one of the most handsome physicians in America, according to a Grand Junction Free Press report.
A recent study published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery shows that obese patients have poorer outcomes after both surgical and non-surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation.
Mesoblast, a regenerative medicine company, has announced the results of a Phase 2 clinical trial for lumbar spinal fusions using the company's NeoFuse product.
The MD count on Capitol Hill remains at a steady 19 (plus Rep. Joe Heck of Nev., who has a DO), as two Democratic physicians enter the 113th Congress' House of Representatives and two Republicans take a bow.