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?
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Patients undergoing orthopedic surgery who have coronary artery disease have an increased risk of clotting and bleeding complications postoperatively, according to a HealthDay news report from US News & World Report.
Greg Bonnen, MD, a neurosurgeon who serves as chairman of the board of Houston Physicians' Hospital in Webster, Texas, recently announced his candidacy for a position in the State House, according to a report from The Friendswood Journal.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform surgery on the left shoulder of Marlins short stop Hanley Ramirez, according to an MLB report.
Medtronic has completed its acquisition of PEAK Surgical and Salient Technologies, according to a Medtronic news release.
Brooke Hunter, MD, has agreed to join Veterans Affairs Montana Health Care System part time in November and grow his practice to full time by Jan. 2012, according to a report from The Billings Gazette.
Researchers at UC Davis Health System have now begun to use new stem cell therapy from Mesoblast technology to promote bone tissue growth after the removal of cervical discs, according to a hospital news release.
Young athletes with hip pain may be able to prevent later arthritis by having their pain treated early on, according to a release from Hospital for Special Surgery.
Sunny Gupta, DO, recently joined Rothman Institute in Philadelphia as a sports medicine physician, according to a Rothman news release.
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