A new study found no difference in the efficacy of high and low dose corticosteroids for shoulder pain, according to a Science Daily report.
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Here are eight points on sports medicine physician compensation based on MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.
The physicians from Northwestern Orthopaedic Institute recently joined NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill., according to a NorthShore news release.
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has launched a new pediatric sports medicine program that will be lead by Rajat Jain, MD, according to UPMC news release.
Orthofix reported net sales of $144.7 million for the third quarter of 2011, representing a 4 percent increase over the third quarter of 2010, according to an Orthofix news release (pdf).
Here are five studies examining the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma in different applications. The studies were all published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine unless otherwise noted.
Performing a caudal epidural injection with local anesthetic with or without steroids could be an effective treatment for patients with disc herniation or radiculitis, according to a study published in Spine.
Richard Rosa, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with The Joint Institute at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., recently became the first surgeon in the state to perform an anatomic total knee replacement using the iTotal from ConforMIS, according to…
Zimmer reported $1 million net sales for the third quarter of 2011, which is a 6.9 percent increase over the third quarter of 2010, according to a Zimmer news release.
Police in Vermont are lobbying to gain access to the state's prescription database, but physicians warn that the database is to provide information to physicians for treatment rather than legal action, according to a Burlington Free Press report.