DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., has partnered with Red Bull North America to provide medical services for Red Bull's athlete performance programs throughout the United States, according to a DISC news release.
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Paul F. Fitzgerald, MD, a founding partner at Piedmont Orthopaedic Surgery in Lynchburg, Va., has received the William Barney Distinguished Service Award from the Lynchburg Academy of Medicine, according to a report from The News & Advance.
A retrospective analysis of fusion cases submitted by the Scoliosis Research Society over three years showed that bone morphogenic protein use with anterior cervical fusion increases the incidence of complications, however BMP use isn't associated with more complications during posterior…
This article is written by Patrick Vega, M.S., a principle at Vega Healthcare, and was originally published to the Vega Healthcare blog on September 1, 2011.PrefaceThe topic of "clinical navigation" has gained a wider audience, both within the healthcare community…
Many patients who present shoulder pain are diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder, which could have several causes, according to a release from American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Orthopedic surgeons in the United States are making more than double their counterparts in countries such as Australia, Canada, France and Germany, according to a Bloomberg report.
Emory University Hospital surgeons recently performed a complete hand transplant during a 19-hour procedure on a 21-year-old patient, according to an ABC news report.
Pennock Health Services and Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, both in Hastings, Mich., have partnered to expand the breadth of orthopedic services in the community, according to a joint news release.
The medical industry reported 115 percent more data breach incidents in 2010 compared to 2009, according to a study (pdf) by the Digital Forensics Association.
Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons and industry members, representing several subspecialties, responding to the question: What do baby boomers mean for orthopedics today and tomorrow?