Vail, Colo.-based The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute partnered with Smith & Nephew for the 13th annual Vail (Colo.) Hip Symposium Jan. 10-12.
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Spinal cord injury nonprofit SLICE took a trip to Springfield, Mo., to hear stories from community members who are suffering due to the lack of caregivers, according to Ozarks First.
Since Bethesda, Md.-based The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics launched in 2014, the practice has grown revenue by 75 percent and seen a 40 percent increase in physicians.
Lamar, Colo.-based Prowers Medical Center will welcome an orthopedic surgeon in February, according to The Prowers Journal.
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation awarded $1 million to Santa Monica, Calif.-based Providence Saint John's Health Center to build a center for robotic joint replacement, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal.
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A study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery examined the effects automated text messaging systems had during the recovery process in patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty.
Georgetown, Texas-based Bergeson Spine Clinic newly affiliated with Seton Healthcare Family in Austin, Texas, according to the Community Impact Newspaper.
The State of Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Barrington (Ill.) Pain and Spine Institute's certificate of need application to add orthopedic and podiatric surgery services.
Although there has been an uptick in the number of physician assistants in the U.S., hospitals and surgery centers in Illinois are struggling to hire healthcare professionals due to slow licensing approval processing, according to NBC Chicago.
Surgeons at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia examined the rate of opioid prescriptions in pediatric patients undergoing orthopedic procedures.