Brent M. Adcox, MD, an orthopedic and spine surgeon, has joined South Peninsula Orthopedics in Homer, Alaska, according to a Homer Tribune report.
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Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has become the official hospital of the PGA of America, according to a PGA news release.
After only a few months of submitting data, hospitals involved in the American Joint Replacement Registry program have compiled data from 3,600 primary and revision joint replacements, according to an AAOS Now report.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Sports Medicine in Pensacola, Fla., performed arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Kevin Hart, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Surgical intervention for neuromuscular scoliosis is associated with high morbidity, while surgeries for all types of scoliosis present a high complication risk, according to an article published in Spine.
Legitimate pain physicians in Florida are hoping the state's crackdown on pill mills doling out painkillers will improve their reputation, according to a report by the Tampa Tribune.
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The global healthcare IT market may top $162 billion in 2015, a compound annual growth rate of 10.2 percent from 2010, according to research and consulting firm MarketsandMarkets.
The Food and Drug Administration granted 46 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) device clearances in July, according to an FDA report.
Behavioral graded activity is not a cost-effective treatment option for patients with subacute neck pain when compared with manual therapy, according to a study published in Spine.