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LDR, a spine medical device company, has reported a 77 percent growth in U.S. sales and 45 percent growth in overall global sales for 2010 over the prior year, according to a company news release.
Alphatec Spine, a medical device company specializing in spine products, has announced its consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter 2010 were $46 million, an increase of 38.4 percent from the $33.3 million reported for 4Q 2009, according to a company…
Neal ElAttrache, MD, and Steve Shin, MD, orthopedic surgeons at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers player Vicente Padilla, according to an ESPN Los Angeles report.
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Frasat Chaudhry, MD, recently joined St. Luke's Hospital's brain and spine center in Chesterfield, Mo., according to a St. Louis Today report.
Jesse Sandlin, MD, recently joined Henry County Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine in Paris, Tenn., according to The Paris Post-Intelligencer.
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine recently announced a new $25,000 grant sponsored by Smith & Nephew to support innovative approaches to measuring the effects of surgical procedures in orthopedic sports medicine, according to an AOSSM news release.
Noncontained-type or migrated herniated nucleus pulposus may be the most important risk factors for motor deficit in lumbar disc herniation, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
The North American Spine Society recently released the 2011 Common Coding Scenarios for Comprehensive Spine Care, according to a NASS news release.