The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City announced the creation of the Center for Musculoskeletal Outcomes and Patient Oriented Research to translate information collected into studies that will help diagnose and treat musculoskeletal disorders, according to a hospital…
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DePuy Spine recently launched the MOUNTAINEER laminoplasty system of implants and instruments for posterior decompression of the cervical spine, according to a company news release.
Michelle Andrews, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with the Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center and has an expertise in sports medicine. She has served on the Board of Trustees for the Women's Sports Foundation and the Women's Basketball Coaches Foundation.…
The Food and Drug Administration issued 34 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in October, according to an FDA report.
Jeremy Bradshaw, vice president of operations at Denver-based HealthOne, which includes 12 surgery centers, discusses one way ASCs can expand orthopedic-driven ASCs.
When hospitals purchase ASCs from physician-owners and convert them into hospital outpatient departments, they may also set up co-management arrangements with former physician-owners. "The co-management vehicle allows for the development, management, efficiency and quality improvement of the HOPD by rewarding…
Weiss Memorial Hospital recently opened the Chicago Spine Center, headed by Purnendu Gupta, MD, an associate professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation medicine at the University of Chicago, according to a hospital news release.
X-spine, a Miamisburg, Ohio-based global spine implant manufacturer, recently received FDA clearance on the AXLE interspinous fusion system, according to a company news release.
Synthes and Norian Corp., a Synthes subsidiary, formally pleaded guilty to charges that the company illegally tested spinal bone cement on patients without FDA approval and will pay $23.2 million in fines, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.
Meniscal allograft transplantation may result in pain relief and functional improvement in patients and can produce predictable results if the indications are followed properly, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.