Jon Dickinson, MD, is a practicing orthopedic surgeon at California Pacific Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in San Francisco. He is also the board chairman of Presidio Surgery Center in San Francisco as well as an associate clinical professor of orthopedic…
After a total knee replacement procedure, the risk for hip and vertebral fracture increases, according to a study presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis & Musculoskeletal Diseases.
Nakul V. Karkare, MD, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in New York, performed hip replacement surgery on a Canadian patient who had traveled abroad after being placed on a 12 month-minimum waiting list in his country's national medical system.
A study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found that carrying babies with the legs splayed around the waist could lead to hip dislocation, as reported by PUNCH.
Fernando Peña, MD, presented TRIA Institute Outcomes Program's results, which showed patients were able to bear weight on the ankle immediately following ankle fracture surgery.
On April 6, Little River, S.C.-based McLeod Orthopaedics Seacoast's orthopedic surgeons gave McLeod Fellows presentations on the different orthopedic services the practice offers, according to My Horry News.
Palos Heights, Ill.-based Parkview Orthopedics and Sports Medicine added Michael Trice, MD, to its physician team, according to a Groesbeck Journal report.
Michael P. Clare, MD, is a practicing orthopedic surgeon at Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute, where he also serves as director of the foot and ankle fellowship. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also…
A handful of surgeons across the United States are testing a new meniscus implant made of a special medical grade plastic, according to CBS Pittsburgh.
Patients at Cairns Hospital in Australia are experiencing long wait times for hip and knee replacements, according to The Cairns Post.