Here are 18 key findings from the 2019 Medscape Orthopedist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report. Medscape surveyed 15,069 physicians from more than 29 specialties for the report.
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Patients with pilon or bicondylar tibial plateau fractures are prescribed more opiates compared to patients with other isolated fractures, according to a study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.
A static magnetic field enhances human bone differentiation in 3D-printed titanium scaffolds, according to a study published in The FASEB Journal and reported in Medscape.
Neurosurgeons Mario Cahueque, MD, and Enrique Azmitia, MD, performed SpineFrontier's first SacroFuse and NanoFUSE case in Latin America.
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth plans to open a new clinic in Lynden, Wash., and relocate its existing orthopedic services to the new site, according to the Lynden Tribune.
SeaSpine will commercialize Implanet's Jazz Spine portfolio in the U.S.
Intellijoint Surgical appointed Michael Alexiades, MD, to its scientific advisory board.
SpineGuard's DSG surgical guidance technology has been used in its 70,000th spine surgery, assisting surgeons in streamlining skeletal implant placement.
Spine Sports and Interventional Pain Medicine's Sanjeev Agarwal, MD, recently opened an office in New York City.
Tifton-based Georgia Sports Medicine brought sports medicine and spine specialist Celestine Nnaeto, MD, onto its staff, Albany Herald reports.