Charles J. Gatt Jr., MD, an orthopedic surgeon at University Orthopaedic Associates in New Jersey, has been appointed as Program Director of Limb Salvage and Regeneration for the Rutgers-Cleveland Clinic Consortium of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine, according…
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Before undergoing an anterior cervical discectomy, performed by Robert Watkins Sr., MD, and Robert Watkins Jr., MD, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning traveled to Europe for a stem cell procedure not available in the United States, according to a report…
MAKO Surgical, a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based robotic device company, recently released the MAKOplasty Total Hip Arthroplasty system, according to a MAKO Surgical news release.
The American Medical Informatics Association has suggested the FDA articulate its definition of clinical decision support systems, according to an AMIA news release.
The Medical Board of California is investigating charges that a Southern California physician withheld part of Demerol injections for pain patients and took them himself, according to a Lake Elsinore-Wildomar Patch report.
Steven T. Nguyen, MD, an anesthesiologist specializing in pain management, has joined the New England Pain Diagnosis and Treatment Center at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., according to an iBerkshires report.
At $38,488, joint replacement surgeons receive by far the highest compensation in retirement benefits when compared to other orthopedic subspecialists, according to MGMA's Physician Compensation Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data. The amount is in excess of $10,000 more…
Zimmer Holdings has received additional FDA clearance for its proprietary Universal Clamp Spinal Fixation System, according to a Zimmer news release.
Using an electronic conductivity device can reduce the incidence of clinically relevant misplaced screws in several scoliosis patients, according to a report published in Spine.
Medtronic has received FDA clearance for its TSRH Spinal System to treat adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with pedicle screws using a posterior approach, according to a Medtronic news release.