David Altchek, MD, successfully performed surgery on Oakland Athletics' right-handed relief pitcher Andrew Carignan, according to an MLB report.
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Andrews Institute of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, based in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has plans to boost its youth outreach, according to a Pensacola News Journal report.
Patrick Harr, MD, a physician specializing in family and sports medicine at St. Francis Orthopedic & Sports Medicine in Maryville, Mo., has retired.
Precision Spine has purchased Spinal USA and Precision Medical of Mississippi in a transaction valued at approximately $72 million.
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation today announced the introduction of Integra IPP-ON PIP Fusion System for fixation of proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced support for the Ponesti International Association, which created a pathway for training and treating patients with the Ponesti Method for congenital clubfoot in underserved populations, according to an AAOS Now report.
At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 15, Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR, senior vice president of operations, Susan Kizirian, COO and Robert Westergard, CFO of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, discussed…
Scott Blumenthal, MD, is a spine surgeon and partner at the Texas Back Institute in Plano. He co-directs the Center for Disc Replacement at TBI. He specializes in artificial disk replacement and was one of the first surgeons to perform…
One of the challenges of managing a service line is coordinating physicians, clinicians and other staff to create a single, unified organization that delivers high quality care efficiently. To accomplish this task, a service line leader needs to first recruit…
Minimally invasive approaches to transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion are nearly $6,000 less expensive than open surgery approaches, according to findings from an analysis at Rush University Medical Center published in a Pain Medicine News report.