The total market for advanced orthopedic technology and products was estimated to exceed $28 billion in 2010, according to a MarketResearch news release.
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CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles was recently named the official hospital of the Los Angeles Clippers, according to a hospital news release.
New research presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego shows that older patients who undergo total knee replacement can still have functionality 20 years after surgery, according to an AAOS news release.
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Researchers at Elon (N.C.) University recently received a $17,000 grant to study the effects of concussions on student athletes, according to a local Fox report.
James Andrews, MD, founder of American Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., recently performed knee surgery on Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Winston Justice, according to a report from the Press of Atlantic City.
Many young athletes, parents and coaches hold incorrect assumptions regarding player performance after UCL Repair, or Tommy John Surgery, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day in San Diego.
Raymond Golish, MD, recently joined St. John Medical Center's InMotion Clinic in Tulsa, Okla., and became the area's first spine surgeon, according to a report from The Daily News.
Lukas P. Zebala, MD, recently presented the outcomes of a study that showed a low dose of tranexamic acid decreases the amount of blood loss and need for blood transfusions during adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, according to a Medscape Medical News…
The use of an intraoperative three-dimensional fluoroscopy system with an image-guidance system can result in greater accuracy of pedicle screw placement than using preoperative CT scans, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.