Lee Kaplan, MD, a Florida-based orthopedic surgeon, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, according to a Winnipeg Free Press report.
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Jack Powell, III MD, has been named the chair of the Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Ga., according to a Times-Herald report.
The Food and Drug Administration granted 29 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) device clearances in June, according to an FDA report.
The Rothman Institute, based in Philadelphia, has announced the Fall 2011 opening of a medical office building in Marlton, N.J., according to a practice news release.
A recent Wall Street Journal news story has suggested Johnson & Johnson may be the next large company facing a flurry of lawsuits, much like the mass litigation against Toyota and BP last summer. Approximately 1,000 lawsuits have been filed…
William Sterett, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon formerly of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., will begin seeing patients again this month at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Vail and Edwards, Colo., according to a report from Vail…
Professional football players who suffer muscle injuries often have lower vitamin D, which can cause an assortment of health problems, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Physicians can use tests to distinguish lower back pain patients from healthy patients through biomechanical analysis of everyday tasks, according to a report published in Spine.
Hospital for Special Surgery researchers, led by Bryan T. Kelly, MD, co-director of the Center for Hip Pain and Preservation, identified a group of patients who have increased difficulty for surgical treatment of snapping psoas, according to a hospital news…
Clint Borm, director of physician relations and consultation services at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., has been named to the board of directors for The First Tee of Tampa Bay, according to a company news release.