A growing number of joint replacement surgeons are beginning to perform hip replacement surgery using an anterior approach instead of the traditional posterior approach because of the benefits it has for the patient as well as the provider. It can…
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1. Keep track of patients who haven't paid. With an increase in high deductible plans and general economic challenges, more patients are having their bills sent to collections, and this will often lead a practice to eventually write-off unpaid co-pays…
1. Neurosurgeons received more compensation. Overall, neurosurgeons received compensation of $6,845 more than spine surgeons in 2010, according to VMG's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data. Neurosurgeons were compensated at $767,627 on average while spine…
There are several factors that could play a role in intervertebral disc degeneration, including sagittal alignment, facet joint arthritis and genetics, according to a study published in Spine.
Matt Daggy, MD, a sports medicine physician, recently joined McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio, according to a report from The Oxford Press.
J. Bradley Bellotte, MD, a neurosurgeon with a special interest in complex and minimally invasive spine surgeries, recently joined the Great Lakes Neurosurgery and Neurointervention practice and became the chief of neurosurgery at UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pa., according to…
NuVasive, a minimally invasive spine surgery products manufacturer, reported second quarter revenue of $133 million, representing an 11.2 percent increase over the second quarter of 2010, according to a company news release.
Joseph DeVivo, president of Smith & Nephew's Orthopedics division, announced he will be leaving the company after internal reorganization began earlier this month, according to a report from the Memphis Flyer.
The most common zone of injury after primary patellar dislocation in pediatric patients was isolated to the patellar attachment in a majority of patients, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
The patient-centered medical home approach is assisting an increased use of electronic medical records for family physicians, according to a News Journal report.