Physicians can use tests to distinguish lower back pain patients from healthy patients through biomechanical analysis of everyday tasks, according to a report published in Spine.
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Hospital for Special Surgery researchers, led by Bryan T. Kelly, MD, co-director of the Center for Hip Pain and Preservation, identified a group of patients who have increased difficulty for surgical treatment of snapping psoas, according to a hospital news…
Clint Borm, director of physician relations and consultation services at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., has been named to the board of directors for The First Tee of Tampa Bay, according to a company news release.
After performing an MRI on Kansas City Royals catcher Jason Kendall, Neal ElAttrache, MD, found that Mr. Kendall will need shoulder surgery that will sideline him until 2013, according to a Kansas City Star report.
Marc Philippon, MD, a sports medicine and hip surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., will perform a procedure to repair labral tears in Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson, according to a report from The Seattle Times.
Jonathan T. Deland, MD, chief of the foot and ankle service at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, along with four other individuals, has been named to the hospital’s board of trustees, according to a hospital news…
Excelsior Orthopaedics, based in Amherst, N.Y., and the Hand and Shoulder Center of Western New York, based in Buffalo, have agreed to combine, according to a report from the Buffalo News.
Medtronic recently acquired two medical device companies, Salient Surgical Technologies and PEAK Surgical, for a total of $645 million, according to company news releases.
Neel Anand, MD, Mch, Orth, orthopedic spine surgeon and director of orthopedic spine surgery of The Spine Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, discusses six things to know about minimally invasive surgery.
A new toolkit funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will help small- and medium-sized physician practices analyze their workflow with the effect of health information technology implementation, according to the AHRQ website.