The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and ThinkFirst have joined with Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow to promote head injury prevention among children, according to a Newswise report.
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Surgeons at Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley in Appleton, Wis., needed to take at least five steps before they could move total joint replacements from the hospital to its ambulatory surgery center, which is co-owned by seven…
A study at the University of Calgary shows that NHL players are now sitting out longer as a result of concussions than they did in the past, according to a Science Daily news report.
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The University of Massachusetts Medical School has received a $12 million federal grant to lead a consortium that will create a research registry for total joint replacements, according to a news report by The Telegram & Gazette.