Spine surgeons compensated by hospital ownership earn $11,353 more on average than spine surgeons who are physician partners or shareholders in physician practices, according to statistics from the MGMA 2010 Physician Compensation and Production Survey based on 2009 data.
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Orthopedic surgeons who are also team physicians must treat players appropriately so they can return-to-play amongst pressure from team managers to return the players quickly, according to an article published in the Boston Globe.
Ascension Orthopedics, a manufacturer of PyroCarbon orthopedic devices, has released the TITAN Modular Shoulder Fracture Prosthesis, according to a company news release.
DePuy Orthopaedics has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its A.L.P.S. Total Foot System and the AFFIXUS Hip Fracture Nail System, according to a company news release.
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In an interview with Medscape Medical News, Sergey Motov, MD, FAAEM, assistant program director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., discussed tactics for dealing with addicted patients in the emergency department.
Physicians and patients have discovered a patch made in Utah for numbing skin surfaces prior to injections may also have an "off-label" pain-relieving effect, according to a Deseret News report.
Boston Scientific has launched the Clik Anchor for its Precision Plus Spinal Cord Stimulator System after the Food and Drug Administration cleared the device for use in the U.S., according to a company news release.
The state of Washington plans to implement a series of laws that would clamp down on physicians who excessively prescribe pain medications, according to a Buffalo News report.
Pioneer Surgical has announced the full market release of its Streamline TL Spinal Fixation System, according to a company news release.