Researchers recently compared monopolar capacitive coupled with radiofrequency and platelet-rich plasma injection therapy, showing the two were similarly effective treatments for orthopedic conditions, according to a Medscape Today report.
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Researchers recently compared monopolar capacitive coupled with radiofrequency and platelet-rich plasma injection therapy, showing the two were similarly effective treatments for orthopedic conditions, according to a Medscape Today report.
Orthopedic surgeons' loyalty to certain device companies has significant repercussions on a hospital's bottom line, vendor consolidation efforts and physician employment strategies.
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In December 2011, a Gallup poll reported 52.5 percent of Americas considered themselves thriving while 43.7 percent reported struggling. At the same time, 32 percent of orthopedists in active practice reported having minimal or no savings for their age and…
Kenneth Pettine, MD, is co-founder of Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine and The Spine Institute in Loveland, Colo. In addition, he co-invented and co-designed the Maverick Artificial Disk as well as the Prestige Cervical Artificial Disc.
DePuy Spine launched its VIPER F2 Transfacet Pedicular Screw System designed for stabilization and fixation during degenerative lumbar spinal fusion procedures.
As the administrator of a surgery center that performs more than 10,000 GI cases and an additional 2,000 other specialty cases per year, Tim Luckett, RN, CRNFA, has developed a set of key strategies for maintaining a smoothly-run ASC. Time…
UnitedHealthcare and the American Gastroenterological Association have announced a collaboration that will see UnitedHealthcare incorporate gastroenterologist physician data from the AGA Digestive Health Outcomes Registry into its physician performance measurement programs, according to a news release.
East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., has announced Glenn Harvin, MD, has joined its Brody School of Medicine and its group medical practice, ECU Physicians, according to a news release.