Using reverse total shoulder arthroplasty to treat acute proximal humerus fractures in geriatric patients may lead to improved short- and medium-term outcomes compared with hemiarthroplasty, according to a study in The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.
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An eight-person jury ordered Cincinnati Children's Hospital to pay $2 million in damages to a former patient of fugitive spine surgeon Atiq Durrani, MD, Cincinnati Business Courier reports.
Continental Who's Who recognized Edward G. Stokes, MD, as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in the field of medicine.
Orthopedic surgeon Levi Harrison, MD, has seen an increase in patients with a form of carpal tunnel that he refers to as "selfie wrist," according to ABC 7 News Los Angeles.
Alejandro Badia, MD, is a board-certified hand and upper extremity orthopedic surgeon. He is also the founder and CMO of Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and OrthoNow, both based in Doral, Fla.
Clint P. Hill, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at The Orthopaedic Institute in Paducah, Ky.
The first patient was enrolled in CartiHeal’s Agili-C implant investigational device exemption pivotal study at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
Although Clostridium difficile infection is rare after revision total knee arthroplasty, it is associated with longer length of stay, greater costs and higher in-hospital mortality, according to a study in European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology.
Montana Sen. Al Olszewski, R-Kalispell, MD, will introduce a bill focused on reducing prescription drug costs in Montana to the state's senate in 2019, Great Falls Tribune reports.
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