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The mini-open lateral approach to minimally invasive surgical treatment for thoracic spine tumor removal is a safe and effective procedure, according to an article published in Spine.

Magnetic resonance imaging is not an effective or efficient predictor of whether meniscal tears will be reparable with current arthroscopic criteria, according to a report from The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Here are four techniques for successful internet marketing of your orthopedic practice.

Brian Cole, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and team physician for the Chicago Bulls, recently discussed the treatment of Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah on Comcast SportsNet, according to a practice news release.

Walter Lowe, MD, team physician for the Houston Rockets, says that the team's center, Yao Ming, will most likely need surgery for the fracture in his left ankle, according to a Los Angeles Times news report.

Elaine Thomas, administrator at St. Francis Mooresville (Ind.) Surgery Center shares three factors that are crucial to the long-term and ongoing success of an orthopedic-driven ASC.

Frank Acosta, MD, director of spine deformity in the department of neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, has successfully treated a patient with Gorham-Stout syndrome, a condition that only has 200 known cases worldwide. Gorham-Stout syndrome erodes bones…

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Here are four tips to keeping equipment costs low at your orthopedic surgery center.

Botulinum neurotoxin type A — or Botox — may reduce responses to an inflammation-related pain stimulus when injected into the spine, following a study that showed positive effects on mice, published in the Jan. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.