Orthopedic surgeons at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and a specialist in joint and cartilage at the Royal Orthopedic Hospital in Birmingham developed the GraftBolt to improve the rate of surgeries for knee injury, according to Top News Report.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Trauma Association and Orthopaedics Overseas have established an orthopedic specialty training program in Ghana, according to an AAOS Now story.
Lateral lumbar interbody fusion, also known as extreme lateral interbody fusion, is a relatively new procedure that surgeons have found successful for treating patients with complex disorders such as spondylolisthesis and scoliosis. "Right now, I consider lateral lumbar interbody fusions…
James Andrews, MD, founder of the Andrews Institute of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breze, Fla., performed ulnar lateral reconstruction on Boston Red Sox relieving pitcher Rich Hill, according to a report from The Milford Daily News.
Surgeons must remember age and gender differences when assessing deformity populations, according to a study published in Spine.
There is a big difference in internal rotation and horizontal adduction between softball and baseball athletes with and without shoulder injuries, according to an abstract published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
A former football player for the University of Utah has filed a lawsuit against Stryker after one of the company's implantable pain pumps caused severe cartilage loss, according to a Desert News report.
Spine Pain Management has opened a new affiliated spine pain diagnostic center iin the Orlando, Fla., area, according to a release by Spine Pain Management. The unnamed center, the fourth affiliate of Spine Pain Management, began treating patients on June…
John DiPaola, MD, and Scott Gibbs, MD, shared a presentation on operating a successful ambulatory surgery center while still accepting workers' compensation patients at the 2011 Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Dr. DiPaola, an orthopedic surgeon…
The Food and Drug Administration issued 15 spine-related 510(k) clearances in May, according to an FDA report.