Minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair can have good long term outcomes, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Jeffrey Rosenberg, MD, a sports medicine physician, recently joined Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, N.J., according to a Benzinga news report.
Inova Health Systems in Falls Church, Va., has entered into a partnership with the Washington Mystic professional women's basketball team, according to a WNBA report.
The use of rhBMP-2 with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion is associated with significant risk of postoperative osteolysis, according to a study published in Spine.
Integra LifeSciences has received FDA 510(k) clearance for three new spinal intervertebral body fusion devices, according to a company news release.
Robert Olivieri, DC, with the help of a physical therapist, has devised a spinal decompression disc recovery program, aimed at alleviating chronic back pain, according to a Cape May County Herald news report.
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Riviera Beach, Fla.'s city council has approved a two-year moratorium on the establishment of pain-management facilities in the city, according to a Palm Beach Post news report.
Cautiously interpret the significance of MRI findings in asymptomatic hockey players because these findings could predict future disabilities, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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