A four-year, $12 million research project funded by the AHRQ, called FORCE-TJR, will allow independent assessment of total joint replacement effectiveness in terms of performance and improvement in patients paint and function.
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Jason Phillips, MD, of Pottsville, Pa.-based Phillips Brayford Orthopaedics, has become affiliated with Arthritis and Joint Replacement Center of Reading (Pa.), according to a Republican Herald report.
Richard J. Hawkins, MD, specializes in shoulder, elbow and knee reconstructive surgery and sports medicine and is a founding member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society. Dr. Hawkins is also a team physician for the Denver Broncos and…
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons supports Congress's efforts to repeal the sustainable growth rate.
Barring any last minute delays, ICD-10 will be implemented on Oct. 1. Healthcare stakeholders have expressed varying levels of concern over whether or not the industry will be prepared. An orthopedic surgeon and leader from the health IT sector weigh…
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Health First orthopedic surgeon John Perry, MD, recently completed the first robot-assisted, minimally invasive direct anterior hip replacement in Central Florida, according to a statement from Health First.
Cantel Medical appointed Laura Forese, MD, as a member of its board of directors.
Robert Aptekar, MD, recently made his sixth humanitarian trip to Phnom Penh in Cambodia, according to a J Weekly report.
Two orthopedic surgeons joined the Rotation Medical scientific advisory board.
Richmond, Va.-based Advanced Orthopaedics and Tuckahoe Orthopaedics, also in Richmond, have agreed to merge, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report.