MAKOplasty Surgical, a medical device company marketing orthopedic technology for minimally invasive orthopedic procedures, announced second quarter 2010 revenue of $10.3 million, a 151 percent increase over the total revenue reported for the second period of 2009, according to a…
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Fractures are common among high school athletes and can impair their ability to remain active in sports as well as cause them to incur high medical costs, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
Stacey Berner, MD, became an integral part of the movement toward robotic surgery on July 23 when he became the first physician in the United States to perform specialized robotic hand surgery. Dr. Berner serves as medical director of the…
For sports medicine physicians one of the most challenging aspects of treating young athletes can often be speaking with the child's parents. In some situations, parents push their children to achieve success in athletics which could lead to a college…
DePuy Mitek has launched the Versalok Peek, a nonmetallic, self-punching rotator cuff anchor, during the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's annual meeting, according to a Surgical Products report.
Gender could influence likelihood of ACL injuries in the dominant leg, according to a study done by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research Foundation, according to an…
George Rappard, MD, from Los Angeles Brain and Spine Institute, became the first in the United States to present European clinical results for Superion Interspinous Spacer (ISS), treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a Los Angeles Brain and Spine…
Kris E. Radcliff, MD, a spine surgeon, recently joined the team of physicians at Philadelphia's Rothman Institute, according to Citybizlist report.
CMS is accepting comments regarding outcome measures developed for elective total hip and total knee replacement surgery through Aug. 11, according to an AHA News Now report.
Mitesh K. Patel, MD, has joined the team of physicians at Philadelphia's Rothman Institute Orthopaedics as a non-surgical sports medicine specialist, according to a Citybizlist report.