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Theralase Technologies has appointed James R. Andrews, MD, as chairman to its Medical and Scientific Advisory Board, according to a company news release.
Alexandra Kirkley, MD, will be inducted posthumously into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Hall of Fame later this week, according to an organization news release.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine physician at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform a season-ending shoulder procedure on Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jon Garland, according to an ESPN Los Angeles report.
Selective segmental transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion can be used to correct lumbar lordosis, segmental deformity and translation, which means it can have good outcomes for patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis, according to an article published in Spine.
Small medical device companies are bypassing expensive sales tactics by offering big discounts on orthopedic devices to remain competitive in the market, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
RSB Spine, a Cleveland-based spine device company, reported a 131 percent sales increase for the second quarter of 2011 over the same time period in 2010, according to a company news release.
Independent practice associations, or networks of small medical physician practices, might be able to offer different ways to adopt the newest health information technology, according to a news release from the National Institute for Health Care Reform.
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Physicians often struggle to determine whether patients who seek pain medication are exaggerating their symptoms, according to a Wall Street Journal report.