National Football League linemen return-to-play rates after lumbar discectomy 85.7 percent of the time, and those who are treated surgically have superior outcomes to those who are treated nonoperatively, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports…
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Steve Lombardo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, performed surgery yesterday on Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes for torn cartilage in his right knee, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Wright Medical Group has signed a distribution agreement with AlloSource for FUSIONFLEX Bone Matrix, a bone repair scaffold primarily used during foot and ankle fusions, according to a Wright Medical Group news release.
After a four-year patent infringement suit, Stryker has entered into a licensing agreement with TriMed, a Valencia, Calif.-based company that develops and manufactures orthopedic fixation devices, according to a TriMed news release.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently spoke with Sports Illustrated about exit examinations for NFL players.
Globus Medical, an Audubon, Pa.-based spinal implants manufacturer, has acquired Facet Solutions, a Hopkinton, Mass.-based developer of total facet arthroplasty devices, according to a Globus Medical news release.
Orthopedic surgeons and industry experts discuss four ways orthopedic surgeons can meet and overcome the clinical and administrative challenges they face in their practices.
D. Kay Kirkpatrick, MD, co-president of Resurgens Orthopaedics in Roswell, Ga., is an orthopedic surgeon who has a professional interest in treating hand and upper extremities disorders. She is also president of the Resurgens Charitable Foundation and was appointed to…
Children with mild scoliosis have traditionally all been treated in a manner whereby the amount of surveillance increases as their condition worsens, which may mean several visits with a specialist per year and x-rays to track the progression. This time…
Here are five statistics on the orthopedic surgeon workforce, according to AAOS' 2008 Orthopaedic Surgeon Census, the most recent data available.