Here are five points on spine and neurosurgeon compensation based on data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.
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Integra LifeSciences has introduced its NewPort Minimally Invasive Spinal System to the market and announced a limited release of the Integra Steerable Intervertebral Body Fusion Device, according to an Integra LifeSciences news release.
Michael F. Harrer, MD, an orthopedic surgeon focusing on joint replacement, has joined Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute at its Voorhees, N.J., location, according to a Rothman Institute news release.
Stryker has completed its acquisition of medical device company Concentric medical, according to a Stryker news release.
The Scoliosis Research Society recently celebrated its 45th anniversary, according to a report in AAOS Now.
Promedica Toledo Hospital has recently opened the Promedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital, the first specialty hospital of its kind in the region, according to a Promedica news release.
Nearly 15 percent of sports-related injuries among high school athletes are concussions, and the timing of return to play after a sports-related concussion is similar whether clearance is given by a physician or athletic trainer, according to a study published…
In response to a new Florida state law against dispensing pills in pain clinics, pain clinic operators are increasingly applying to open up pharmacies to maintain revenue streams, according to a Palm Beach Post report.
Henri Wetselaar, MD, a family physician from Las Vegas, along with his assistant and a pharmacist, have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to illegally distribute oxycodone, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.
The Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain at McGill University in Quebec is undertaking what is believed to be the largest chronic pain study, following 3,500 chronic-pain patients, according to a Vancouver Sun report.