Captiva Spine, a Jupiter, Fla.-based medical device company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its CapLOX II Spinal System, according to a Captiva Spine news release.
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A patient who suffered spinal cord injury and is paralyzed from the waist down has joined the clinical trial for Geron's embryonic stem cell injection for restoring function to patients with spinal cord injury, according to a San Francisco Chronicle…
A.J. Cianflocco, MD, has been named the director of primary care sports medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Sports Health, according to a Cleveland Clinic news release.
"If you think it's impossible for orthopedic surgeons to align their goals with those of the hospital leadership, divide a piece of paper in two and make a list of surgeon goals on one side and hospital goals on the…
Anastasios Papadonikolakis, MD, has joined Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, N.C., according to a South Carolina Now report.
Laser Spine Institute, based in Tampa, Fla., has been recognized as one of America's fastest growing privately held companies by Inc. Magazine, according to a Laser Spine Institute news release.
Nancy M. Cummings, MD, and Matthew J. Matava, MD, discuss ethical issues in sports medicine in a recent issue of AAOS Now.
Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Hospital has introduced the Hip Center of Louisiana, which will operate under the direction of three area orthopedic surgeons, according to a Sulphur Daily News report.
The Hospital for Special Surgery has announced the establishment of HSS Spine & Sport in Jupiter, Fla., the first expansion beyond the hospital's New York City location, according to a Hospital for Special Surgery news release.
As of yet, scientists and researchers have not been able to completely reverse the damage caused by spinal cord injury, but a core group of experts in this fast-moving field have been making advances with therapies that can return function…