David Altchek, MD, a shoulder surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery and medical director for the New York Mets, performed elbow surgery on Mets relief pitcher Frank Francisco, according to a Bloomberg report.
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A new evidence-based guideline from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Dental Association has found insufficient evidence to recommend routine antibiotic administration for patients with orthopedic implants to prevent infections prior to dental procedures.
Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will hold the Andrews Institute Injuries in Football Conference early next year, which will include the first-ever Catastrophic Injuries Congress.
A new study published in the Archives of Surgery shows that self-employed surgeons in private practice have decreased significantly from 2001 to 2009.
Stanislaus County supervisors have approved a new orthopedic residency program at Doctors Medical Center and Children's Hospital Central California, according to a Modesto Bee report.
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Interventional Management Services has received the next step of approval for its ambulatory surgery center to be built at across from Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
Blue Belt Technologies' NavioPFS unicondylar knee replacement system has received FDA 510(k) clearance.