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Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons who have joined new practices or been promoted to new positions within the past few months.
Indiana Spine Group recently opened a new dedicated spine center in Carmel, Ind., to provide comprehensive spine and back pain care, according to a group news release.
A team of prominent orthopedic surgeons and researchers recently published the largest systematic literature review on joint chondrolysis in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examining the potential causal factors for the cartilage pathology along with its differential diagnosis.…
At its interim meeting, the House of Delegates directed the American Medical Association to promote physician training and competence on the proper use of controlled substances, according to an AMA report.
A GBI Research report found the global pain management therapeutics market will grow 3 percent annually from 2010-2017, and sales will reach $35.1 billion by the end of 2017, according to a Reportlinker.com news release.
Randy Viola, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., recently performed thumb surgery on Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, according to a Vail Daily news report.
ACL reconstruction can still provide a good outcome for patients 13 years after surgery, although meniscal damage during surgery can be associated with degenerative bone disease, according to a study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Intravenous administration of acetaminophen for adolescents undergoing major spine surgery can safely relieve pain, according to a study presented at the Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting, according to an AAOS Now report.
Jeff Kindred, DO, a family medicine physician, recently joined Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tenn., and became its new medical director for the BodyGuard Sports Medicine program, according to a Tennessean report.