Las Cruces (N.M.) Orthopaedic Associates is expanding, according to a Las Cruces Sun-News report.
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Patients who are 75 years old or older can achieve clinical improvements after one- and two-level instrumented posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis, if they are properly selected, according to a report in Spine.
Plainsboro, N.J.-based medical device company Integra LifeSciences recently acquired spinal fusion device company SeaSpine for $89 million in cash, according to a company news release.
A study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery shows that two-year outcomes of artificial disc replacement for two-level disc disease is an effective alternative to fusion, according to a RedOrbit report.
Baldwin Bone & Joint, based in Daphne, Ala., recently hired Charles Carlisle as the group's new practice administrator, according to an MD News report.
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Hospital for Special Surgery rheumatologists recently conducted a study that showed tumor necrosis factor, a pro-inflammatory protein, can also suppress aspects of inflammation and could lead to new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a hospital news release.
Physicians in Salt Lake City recently performed a reverse ankle replacement, or rotationplasty, on a 12-year-old patient with Sarcoma, according to a KLS news report.
Mark Schickendantz, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Cleveland Clinic, was named the director of the Center for Sports Health, according to a hospital news release.