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Lumbar fusions involving the sacrum before primary total hip arthroplasty increase the risk of dislocation within the first six months, according to a study published in The Bone & Joint Journal.
Durham, N.C.-based Duke University is seeking an orthopedic trauma surgeon, according to a NEJM Career Center job posting.
Michelle Moyer, MD, joined Orthopaedic Associates of Dutchess County in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., the Daily Freeman reports.
Oren Gottfried, MD, is a neurosurgery professor and spine surgeon at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine but also serves as a medical consultant for several TV shows.
John V. Prunskis, MD, presented on the current status of HHS' Best Practices Pain Task Force at the 2019 North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Jan. 17-20 in Las Vegas.
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Cleveland, Tenn.-based Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics added Michael Veale, MD, to its staff, transitioning from the group's Chattanooga, Tenn., location, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports.
Middlesex Health opened an orthopedic operating suite at Middlesex Hospital, The Middletown Press reports. Both are based in Middletown, Conn.
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine updated its 2013 Concussion in Sport position statement emphasizing the need more active concussion management efforts.