Ellipse Technologies' initial clinical trial of the MAGEC Remote Control shows the implant system as a possibly effective treatment for scoliosis in children, according to a company news release.
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Champ Baker, MD, a physician at Columbus, Ga.'s The Hughston Clinic, was presented with the 37th annual 2010 Robert E. Lech Mr. Sports Medicine Award at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's annual meeting in Providence, R.I., according to…
David Martin, MD, serves as director of sports medicine and professor of orthopedic surgery at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. A noted expert on sports medicine, Dr. Martin specializes in arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee, trauma and sports…
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine supports a new method for physicians to help identify athletes at risk for damaging their ACL, according to an AOSSM news release.
NuOrtho Surgical, a surgical instrument developer, has received FDA clearance to market the Ceruleau, its new surgical probe, according to a report from The Herald News.
Osseon Therapeutics, a Santa Rosa, Calif.-based biomedical device company, received the FDA notice of allowance for its spinal vertebral compression technology as part of its Osseoplasty systems, according to a company news release.
Twin Cities Orthopedics opened a new 75,000 square-foot building in Edina, Minn., which includes an exam room, x-ray station and cast room, according to a company news release.
As practices gear up for the changes to be instituted by the healthcare reform law, many are wondering what the future of healthcare will look like — who will lose money, who will make money and who will be forced…
Orthopedic Surgeon Boyd Haynes Completes First Outpatient Total Knee Replacement Surgery in Virginia
Boyd W. Haynes, III, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Newport News, Va., completed Virginia's first outpatient total knee replacement surgery at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, also in Newport News, on July 7, according to…
SCOLISCORE, a test developed by DePuy Spine, detects gene patterns typically found in patients with scoliosis or spinal curvature and can predict a young patient's potential for spine disorders, according to a Wake County news report.