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Fixation of the atlantoaxial articulation using bilateral C1-C2 transarticular screws and C1 laminar hooks could be a reliable technique for treating pediatric atlantoaxial instability, according to an article published in Spine.
Joseph McCarthy, MD, director of the Kaplan Center for Joint Reconstruction Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, was recently elected president of the International Society of Hip Arthroscopy, according to a Wayland news report.
Patients who received metal-on-metal hip replacements from Wright Medical reported satisfactory results and a low rate of osteolysis after a ten-year follow-up, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Henry Feuer, MD, a physician with Methodist Sports Medicine/The Orthopedic Specialists in Indianapolis, received the 2010 Team Physician Award from the Indiana State Medical Association commission on sports medicine, according to an ISMA report.