Carticept Medical, a medical device company focused on solutions for cartilage injuries and osteoarthritis, received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Navigator Delivery System, according to a company news release.
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John M Ventura, DC Clinical instructor, family medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine Spine Care Partners, LLCIan Paskowski, DC, MBA Medical director, Jordan Hospital Spine Center Spine Care Partners, LLC
Electronic health record systems geared to help smaller physician practices are most liked by family physicians, according to a Medscape Medical News report.
Surgeons at Rush University Medical Center performed surgery on Chicago White Sox catcher Ramon Castro for a broken wrist last week, according to a Chicago Tribune news report.
GraMedica, a global orthopedic device company, recently released the Osteo-Wedge Open Wedge Bone Locking System for patients suffering from bunions, according to a company news release.
Brian Cole, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently spoke on The Doctors TV Show about helping young athletes recover from knee pain, according to a practice news report.
Zachary Post, MD, recently joined Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, according to a practice news release.
The spinal implant market is expected to fall flat over the next few years despite the increase in the demographic that could benefit from spine surgery, according to a report from Millennium Research Group.
Growing rods can improve trunk height and the space available for lung ration in patients with scoliosis, but they do not prevent hip collapse, according to a study recently published in Spine.
If your practice bills Medicare for MRI or CT services, are you prepared for MIPPA? On July 15, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA). Effective Jan. 1,…