Identifying and managing risks should be an important part of the culture at orthopedic and spine practices, according to an article by S. Jay Jayasankar, MD, published in AAOS Now.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled its plan for revamping the review path for medical devices, including 25 actions to implement during 2011, according to an FDA news release.
The Texas Back Institute in Plano recently opened the Center for Disc Replacement to serve an increasing number of national and international patients undergoing artificial disc replacement surgeries, according to a practice news release.
Brian Kelly, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently performed hip surgery on Osi Umenyiora, a football player for the New York Giants, according to a report from The Star-Ledger.
Predominant leg pain patients improved significantly more with surgery than predominant lower back pain patients, and predominant lower back pain patients improved significantly more with surgery than nonoperative treatment, according to a study published in Spine.
Ascension Orthopaedics, an Austin, Texas-based orthopedic implant company, recently expanded the MOVEMENT great toe implant system to include a total arthroplasty component, according to a company news release.
A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery suggests that knee replacement patients undergoing telerehabilitation experience the same results as patients who undergo traditional postoperative rehabilitation, according to an AAOS news release.
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Jan Fronek, MD, is the head of the sports medicine section of the Scripps Clinic Division of Orthopedics in La Jolla, Calif., and has a professional interest in performing arthroscopic surgery in the knee, shoulder and other joints. He has…
Orthopedic and spine surgeons need to establish a positive relationship with referring physicians in their communities to maintain referrals and increase patient volume. The increase in patients will lead to an increase in practice revenues, says David Shrier, CEO of…