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Several orthopedic specialty and subspecialty groups have joined together to promote the Operation Walk USA initiative to treat underprivileged patient populations in the United States, according to a report from AAOS Now.
Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital has opened a new orthopedic and neurosurgery floor, according to a hospital news release.
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Surgical treatment for patients with spinal stenosis, degenerative spondylolisthesis and intervertebral disc herniation show good value for spine care when compared with nonoperative treatment over a four-year period, according to a study published in Spine.
Peter Yeh, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Winchester Hospital in Woburn, Mass., according to a hospital news release.
Tornier, a global medical device company based in Amsterdam, recently reported third quarter sales of $57.6 million, a 16 percent increase over the third quarter of 2010, according to a Tornier news release.
Former National Basketball Association player Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway recently joined with Sprite/Coca-Cola, Campbell Clinic in Memphis and current NBA player LeBron James to launch a sports complex that includes a sports medicine facility, according to a Bradenton report.
In a recent study, Cleveland Clinic researchers found that modern football helmets aren't any better at reducing concussion risks than the old leather football helmets — and sometimes they are worse, according to a Time report.
Richard Canlas, MD, a family sports medicine physician, recently joined ThedaCare Physicians-New London (Wis.), according to a report from the Post-Crescent West.