Molly Sandvig, executive director of Physician Hospitals of America, says she will leave her position to become COO of Joint Replacement Hospitals of America, a new for-profit company developing knee- and hip-replacement hospitals to be run by physicians.
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One of the latest developments for improved accuracy and patient satisfaction in knee surgery is personalized knee resurfacing implants. These implants are designed uniquely for each patient's anatomy, which decreases the amount of bone resection and pain after the surgery.
Richard Steadman, MD, has treated patients and professional athletes for more than two decades at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., which he co-founded with Richard Hawkins, MD. Dr. Steadman focuses on treatment for knee injuries and is currently treating…
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Duluth, Ga.-based Hatch Medical, a medical device incubator and technology brokerage firm, has announced a recent agreement with German physician Majid Shano MB, B.CH, (equivalent to an MD in the U.S.), to broker his patented, super-elastic orthopedic stapling technology, according…
Amedica Corp., based in Salt Lake City, has announced it has acquired US Spine, based in Boca Raton, Fla., according to an Amedica news release.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based Dgimed Orthopedics is looking to raise $2 million from the sale of equity and warrants of a nail and drill system, according to a Med City News report.
Achilles tendon-aponeurosis strain is higher among male athletes with tendinopathy, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Brandon J. Scott, MD, has become a physician practice partner with Cape Spine & Neurology in Cape Girardeau, Mo., according to an article in the Southeast Missourian.
Rebecca Bravard, DC, a physician with Quad Cities Spine Clinic in Moline, Ill., will offer spine examinations to raise money for the Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, according to a clinic news release.