CareFusion has launched its 11-gauge vertebral balloon, a device that allows spine surgeons to repair vertebral compression fractures that are more difficult to treat due to their size and location in the spinal column, according to a company news release.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is encouraging surgeons and researchers to further investigate treatment methods for osteochondritis dissecans after the organization released a treatment guideline this past year, according to an AAOS news release.
Study results suggest intravenous regional blocks with ketorolac and lidocaine, though useful in treatment of complex regional pain syndrome, produce only short-term pain relief in patients with CRPS of the lower extremity, according to a study published in the Clinical…
Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis with the mild decompression procedure reported sustained improvements in pain and mobility after one year and experienced no serious adverse events, according to a news release bout the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
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Spine surgeons compensated by hospital ownership earn $11,353 more on average than spine surgeons who are physician partners or shareholders in physician practices, according to statistics from the MGMA 2010 Physician Compensation and Production Survey based on 2009 data.
Orthopedic surgeons who are also team physicians must treat players appropriately so they can return-to-play amongst pressure from team managers to return the players quickly, according to an article published in the Boston Globe.
Ascension Orthopedics, a manufacturer of PyroCarbon orthopedic devices, has released the TITAN Modular Shoulder Fracture Prosthesis, according to a company news release.
DePuy Orthopaedics has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its A.L.P.S. Total Foot System and the AFFIXUS Hip Fracture Nail System, according to a company news release.
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