Steven Shin, MD, performed surgery on Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez's right index finger, MLB.com reports.
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Medacta named Daniel Abromowitz general manager of the company's U.S. spine division.
SeaSpine released the Regatta Lateral System, which features NanoMetalene technology.
Cincinnati-based ProScan Imaging purchased Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine's imaging clinic in Crestview Hills, Ky., according to Cincinnati Business Courier.
David Fisher, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoIndy in Indianapolis.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, will perform Tommy John surgery on Los Angeles Angels' pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani the first week of the offseason, MLB.com reports.
For chronic knee & back pain, invasive procedures may not be more effective than sham: 3 study notes
Invasive procedures may not be more effective for chronic knee or back pain than sham procedures, according to a systematic review in Pain Medicine.
Gordon Tang, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at Berkeley, Calif.-based East Bay Neurosurgery & Spine.
Electronic medical record implementation took approximately six months and led to reduced patient and provider interaction in one outpatient orthopedic clinic, according to a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Two spinal cord injury patients with complete motor paralysis were able to walk independently after a combined regimen of locomotor exercises and spinal cord epidural stimulation, according to a study in NEJM.