DePuy Orthopaedics reported $1.4 million in worldwide sales during the second quarter of 2011, a slight increase from the $1.3 million reported for the second quarter of 2010, according to a news release from DePuy's parent company Johnson & Johnson.
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Wright Medical Group has entered into a supply and distribution agreement with ArthroCare to distribute devices associated with soft tissue fixation of the foot and ankle, according to a Wright Medical news release.
Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, is scheduled to perform ulnar collateral ligament repair on Mariners closing pitcher David Aardsma, according to an MLB report.
Frank Phillips, MD, a spine surgeon and partner at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, discusses five points on minimally invasive spine surgery. Dr. Phillips is a founding member and Past-President of the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS).
Physicians, healthcare professionals and medical students should be wary of social media blurring the line between their professional and personal lives, according to a recent British Medical Association report.
The assessment of on-field dizziness could help medical staff and coaches identify high school athletes who have sustained a concussion and help clinicians manage concussions more effectively, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Stryker Joint Prevention announced its new G-Lok implant, which will join the VersiTomic portfolio for ACL/PCL reconstruction, according to a company news release.