The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City recently installed two new low-dose CT scanners to capture high-quality images with lower radiation in a shorter amount of time, according to a hospital news release.
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Here are three trends for orthopedics in ambulatory surgery centers, including specific orthopedic and spine procedures now routinely performed in an ASC, from Michael R. Redler, MD, an orthopedic surgeon on staff at the Surgery Center of Fairfield County in…
CareCloud, a Miami, Fla.-based healthcare software company, has entered into a partnership with OrthoSensor, a developer of intelligent orthopedic devices, to provide evidence-based data to physicians and hospitals, according to a CloudCare news release.
Arachnoscopy can be a helpful adjunct to microsurgery to detect additional adhesions in the subarachnoid space, according to a study published in Spine.
Arthur M. Pappas, MD, chair emeritus of the Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worchester, Mass., recently received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Medical Society for his contributions to medicine, according…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency suspended the licenses to prescribe and distribute controlled substances of several Ohio physicians and a pharmacy, while the Ohio Senate unanimously approved legislation to limit pain management clinics, according to a Plain Dealer report.
NuVasive, a medical device company focused on surgical products and procedures for the spine, has posted total revenue of $124.5 million for the first quarter of 2011, representing a 14.1 percent increase over the same period last year, according to…
MAKO Surgical, manufacturer of orthopedic devices, has reported first quarter 2011 revenue of $13 million, indicating an 80 percent increase over the same quarter in 2010, according to a company news release.
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Michael Terry, MD, team physician for the Chicago Blackhawks, reported that winger Troy Brouwer underwent successful surgery to repair a right shoulder labral tear, according to an ESPN report.