Wabash General Hospital in Mount Carmel, Ill., recently opened a 12,000-square-foot medical building to help accommodate the hospital's increasing demand for orthopedic and sports medicine services, according to a Daily Republican Register report.
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A new economic study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery outlines two cost-effective strategies for hospitals to expedite surgery for patients with hip fractures and possibly improve patient outcomes.
Michael T. Harris, MD, an interventional pain medicine physician, has joined the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., according to a practice news release.
The American Telemedicine Association criticized the Federal Communications Commission for "continued mismanagement" of the Universal Service Support Mechanism for Rural Healthcare, according to an ATA letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.
The anterior decompression using a transthroacic transpleural approach can be a good procedure for patients with thoracic disc herniation, according to an article published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
Chicago Blackhawks team physician Michael Terry, MD, said the team's forward Patrick Kane will undergo surgery for a broken wrist today, according to a Times & Transcript report.
Montefiore Medical Center opened a new orthopedic center at Hutchinson Metro Center in Bronx, N.Y., according to the Bronx Times Reporter.
Cleveland Clinic has partnered with Ultimate Fighting Championship to study whether an MRI can detect early chronic brain trauma in fighters, according to a DOTmed News report.
Wright Medical Group recently shared product overviews for foot and ankle innovations, including the PROPHECY INBONE total ankle system, at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society meeting in Keystone, Colo., according to a company news release.
A study recently presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine annual conference found that patients who show motion limitations after surgery are more likely to develop arthritic changes in the knee.