On average, physicians spend 5.8 hours working on EHRs for every eight hours they are treating patients; but for some specialties, including orthopedics, that number is a lot lower, according to a Sept. 11 report from the American Medical Association.
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Stryker has introduced two new products, the Osteotomy Truss System and Ankle Truss System, to its foot and ankle portfolio.
Carson City-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has added orthopedic surgeons Jamie Furness, MD, and Paull Cameron Gossett, MD.
A study led by Ettore Vulcano, MD, of New York City-based Mount Sinai found a minimally invasive procedure for achilles tendonitis was effective in as little as six weeks.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, is set to operate on Sam Hentges, a pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians, on Sept. 18 in Los Angeles.
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3D Systems has earned FDA clearance for its Total Ankle Patient-Matched Guides, which can be used with Smith+Nephew’s Salto Tarlaris total ankle prosthesis and Cadence total ankle system.
BoulderCentre for Orthopedics & Spine has added two orthopedic surgeons and a nonsurgical spine and sports medicine specialist.
Orthopedic surgeon Lindley Wall, MD, has been installed as the inaugural Jacqueline N. Baker and W. Randolph Baker professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Wayne Fraleigh was named CEO of Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo., Biz West reported Sept. 10.
Catalyst OrthoScience raised $20 million in financing on the heels of a total shoulder replacement milestone, the company said Sept. 10.