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James Andrews, MD, will perform elbow surgery on Toronto Blue Jays' pitcher Kyle Drabek, according to an MLB report.
Smith & Nephew launched two new plating systems for foot and ankle surgeons at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society annual meeting in San Diego.
According to Millennium Research Group, the European spine implant market will reach a value of more than $755 million by 2016.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has elected the 2013 Nominating Committee, according to an AAOS Now report.
Kenneth J. Kress, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, recently received the E. Napier Burson Jr. MD Award from St. Joseph's Hospital for his contributions to the art and science of medicine.
Alan Gotesman, MD, has joined the staff at Orangetown Orthopedics in Orangeburg, N.Y., according to a report from the Times-Herald Record.
The Food and Drug Administration granted 43 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in May.
Brian Cole, MD, section head of the Cartilage Research Program and Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush University Medical Center, discusses five big challenges facing orthopedic surgeons in today's volatile healthcare environment.
At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, Scott Glaser, MD, DABIPP, of Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago, gave a presentation titled "Interventional Pain Management — New Concepts to Reduce ER Visits,…