Marcos Masini, MD, a neurosurgeon practicing minimally invasive spine surgery, has joined Dallas' North American Spine's medical advisory board, according to a company news release.
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Douglas McKeag, MD, MS, director of the Indiana University Center for Sports Medicine, shares three predictions on how the practice of sports medicine will change over the next few years.
Craig Della Valle, MD, a hip and knee replacement reconstruction specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, was recently featured on the local ABC 7 news channel discussing the national joint registry, according to a practice news release.
Richard Rothman, MD, founder of Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, has experienced success in growing his orthopedic practice to encompass 14 locations in the Delaware Valley area over the past few years. He originally founded Rothman Institute in 1970 with the…
Spine surgeons are increasingly interested in adopting endoscopic surgery techniques into their practices. However, acquiring the appropriate skills to effectively perform the procedures takes more effort than a weekend course or device company demonstration. Physicians will need months of training…
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Listed below are 17 orthopedic procedures (by CPT code and description) that should include the use of implants according to…
The use of iliac wing fixation is likely to improve lumbosacral fusion rates with an acceptable complication rate and could prevent sacral fractures, sacral screw failures and sacroiliac arthritis, according to an article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders…
Penn Orthopaedics has partnered with Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, Del., to create a resident program in Delaware, according to a Bayhealth news release.
The Southern Region Contracting Office intends to award Stryker a sole-source contract for preventative maintenance support on Stryker-manufactured beds at Brooke Army Medical Center in Houston, Texas, according to a report from Federal Business Opportunities.
The application of tranexamic acid directly into the surgical wound after total knee arthroplasty reduces postoperative bleeding by 20-25 percent, resulting in 16-17 percent higher postoperative hemoglobin levels, according to an article published in The Journal of Bone and Joint…