The American Medical Association has released the 2012 CPT coding changes for interventional pain management, according to an American Society of International Pain Physicians news release.
The Latest
Most patients who undergo single or multilevel lumbar instrumented fusions don't require routine postoperative radiographs, according to a study published in Spine.
The National Football League continues testing athletes for human growth hormone use, which athletes may be using without considering the potential long-term affects of the substance on their bodies, according to a report from CBS 42.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey recently became the newest insurance company to cover TranS1's AxiaLIF procedure, according to a Star News report.
Cambridge, Mass.-based device company Semprus BioSciences has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Army Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center to develop new orthopedic devices, according to a Semprus BioSciences news release.
The California Technology Assessment Forum recently decided to rescind its support for hip resurfacing due to the high number of complications and failures associated with the procedure as reported by overseas orthopedic registries, according to a report from the New…
The American College of Sports Medicine recently announced that it is working the National Institute of Aging in the Go4Life Campaign according to a news release by the American College of Sports Medicine.
Biologic Therapies, a new medical device company, has begun operations in Florida specializing in the design and manufacturing of components for the biologics sector of the medical device industry, according to a news release by the company.
Hope Orthopedics of Salem, Ore., recently announced the addition of orthopedic surgeon Monica Zilkoski, MD, according to a report from the Statesman Journal.
The new Methodist Center for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine at Willowbrook hosted an open house on in early August to celebrate the new orthopedic, sports medicine and rehabilitation facility, according to a New Methodist Center news release.