The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a letter of warning to Smith & Nephew over manufacturing problems at a company plant in Tuttlingen, Germany, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
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Harvesting osteochondral grafts may not have adverse effects on donor knee function in young athletes after undergoing osteochondral autograft transplantation for capitellar osteochondritis dissecans, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
The University of Toledo (Ohio) was one of 16 research facilities and organizations to receive a grant from the NFL Charities to conduct sports-related research on MRSA, according to a Toledo Blade news report.
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Michael J. Stuart, MD, is vice chair of orthopedic surgery and co-director of the sports medicine center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He helped establish the sports medicine program in 1990 and has a professional interest in the lower…
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Secure Tracks, a patient support system designed to prevent injuries during rehabilitation for total joint replacement, has recently been installed at the John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital in Phoenix and Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City…
The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial compared surgical and nonsurgical outcomes for three common lumbar spine diagnoses and found that when applying strict inclusion criteria, surgery can provide better treatment for patients, according to an article published in AAOS Now.
Platelet-rich fibrin matrix could be an effective treatment for medium rotator cuff tears and has possible benefits for treating massive rotator cuff tears, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Nucleoplasty may not be an effective procedure for treating discogenic spine pain, according to an article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.