The University of Connecticut Medical Center has begun construction on a new facility to house its orthopedics and sports medicine specialists, according to a report from the Record Journal.
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Small Bone Innovations, a New York-based orthopedics device company, recently appointed Michael P. Simpson as president and CEO, according to a company news release.
Frederick M. Azar, MD, chief of staff at Campbell Clinic in Memphis, was recently elected the second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to an AAOS news release.
Johnson & Johnson recently made concessions to convince the European Union's antitrust regulator that it's acquisition of Swiss company Synthes is clear of any issues, according to a New York Times report.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have delayed Stage 2 of meaningful use of electronic health records one year until Oct. 1, 2013, according to an AHA report.
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has appointed Lawrence Lenke, MD, as chief of spinal surgery, according to a Washington University news release.
A study published in Military Magazine found stellate ganglion blocks relieved symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in 75 percent of patients, according to a news release.
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John Knight, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hand and wrist surgery at the Hand and Wrist Institute in Dallas.
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