Hospital for Special Surgery, along with a professional lower extremity organization, announced the International Congress on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle, which will take place later this week in Dublin, Ireland.
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A bill requiring greater scrutiny of Georgia pain clinics has passed the state House and now heads to the Senate, according to a GPB News report.
The Food and Drug Administration granted 44 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in February, according to an FDA report.
Evan Lederman, MD, and William Raasch, MD, performed knee surgery on Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Corey Hart at Arrowhead Hospital in Glendale, Ariz., where the team holds spring training, according to an ESPN report.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform ulnar collateral ligament repair on Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Joel Zumaya later this month, according to an ESPN report.
Nationwide Children's Hospital announced it opened the second, free-standing sports medicine and orthopedic center in Dublin, Ohio.
Patient safety and quality control is essential among healthcare providers, and particularly important in orthopedics, where some studies show the burden of care for infections could be $1 billion to $2 billion per year.
NYU Langone Medical Center announced its orthopedic surgery department has become the sponsor of USA Wrestling.
Amedica recently announced the launch of its Procet spinal implant for treating patients with low back pain.
Innovative Medical Device Solutions announced the company will exhibit at the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting later this week in San Diego.