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Spine Wave, a Shelton, Conn.-based spine device company, received FDA clearance for its StaXx XDL expandable device, according to a Spine Wave news release.
Orthopedic surgeon Andrew Hester, MD, has joined Northwest Georgia Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Gordon Hospitals in Calhoun, according to a Radiowebsite news report.
Scott Foster, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined MedCentral Orthopaedic Institute in Mansfield, Ohio, according to a WMFD report.
Sports medicine physician Benjamin Thompson, MD, has joined Milton (Mass.) Hospital, according to a Patriot Ledger news report.
Osteochondral graft placement in a congruent position restores part of the contact mechanics of the ankle joint during autologous osteochondral transplantation of the talus, but unique characteristics of the donor or the patient may cause problems, according to a report…
James Higgins, MD, chief of Union Memorial Hospital's Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, is performing a new hand surgery procedure using a technique he learned abroad while fulfilling the Godina Traveling Fellowship from the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery…
Patients who are afraid of movement after spine surgery are more likely to have a bad outcome, according to a study published in Spine.
The shoulder specialty has developed significantly over the past few decades, and more surgeons are now able to conduct research and focus their practices on shoulder-related injuries and conditions. Anthony Romeo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a challenge to software application developers to create a Facebook application that would aid emergency preparedness and response, according to an HHS news release.