For patients suffering from nerve damage or chronic pain, wires implanted in the spinal cord connected to an electronic device can effectively eliminate pain in two-thirds to three-quarters of eligible patients, according to information Brett Stacey, MD, gave in a…
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Gbolahan Okubadejo, MD, has been named head of the newly opened Comprehensive Spine Institute of New Jersey , according to the Jersey City Independent.
Muhammad Akhtar, MD, has joined the Adena Bone & Joint Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, according to the Chillicothe Gazette.
Biomet, based in Warsaw, Ind., would like to invest $26 million in expanding its campus, which will create 280 new positions over a two-year period, according to a report by Bloomberg Business Week.
DePuy has launched the fourth generation knee-joint implant, the Sigma CR-150, in India, according to a Sunshine Hospital news release.
The Biomet Sports Medicine Mobile Learning Center will soon travel to hospitals and surgery centers around the United States, providing orthopedic surgeons and support staff with demonstrations on Biomet products, according to company news release.
In today's world it is important for physicians to distinguish themselves in their specialties. President of Phildadelphia-based Rothman Institute and Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Rothman Institute Todd Albert, MD, says the most important elements in distinguishing top…
Orthopedic and trauma surgeon Gordon Cromwell, Jr., MD, was recently named chief of staff at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash. The position may be new, but the location isn't: Dr. Cromwell has been with Harrison for 33 years. During…
Keith L Wapner, MD, has been installed as president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, according to a society news release.
Surgeons at Bon Secours St. Francis Neuro-Spine Center in Charleston, S.C., are now using the O-arm, a 3D imaging device, while performing spinal surgery, according to the hospital's news release.