Research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports medicine's annual meeting showed that baseline cognitive testing for youth athletes is an important part of concussion assessment, according to an organization news release.
The Latest
Stryker Joint Preservation, a business unit of Stryker Orthopaedics, has entered into an exclusive partnership with RegenLab to distribute Stryker's RegenKit-THT for the preparation of autologous platelet-rich plasma, according to a Stryker news release.
Waheed Akbar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined the medical staff at St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw, according to a Midland Daily News report.
The trial for Dewey C. MacKay, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who is accused of prescribing 3.5 million painkillers over a four year period, is set to begin soon, according to a Cache Valley Daily report.
The authors of a recent study analyzing randomized controlled trial reporting in spine literature recommends surgeons and scientists place greater emphasis on complying with randomized controlled study guidelines to improve quality data, according to the study's abstract published in Spine.
Ken Chapman, MD, is a pain management physician with The Spine & Pain Institute of New York, in Manhattan and Staten Island. He is board certified in pain management and anesthesiology and serves as the director of pain management at…
The Center for Musculoskeletal Research at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center is holding its first annual scientific symposium on July 15 to celebrate orthopedic research, according to a hospital news release.
Here are five steps orthopedic surgeons can take to decrease the risk of infection in their patients when performing surgery.
A U.S. Army task force has recommended shifting from simply dispensing pain medications to using a much wider armamentarium of pain management techniques, according to a report by the Marine Corps Times.
As part of its crackdown on pill mills, Ohio is now requiring physicians engaged in pain treatments to take continuing medical education courses on pain management, according to a report by PainWeek.