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Nikhil Verma, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.
A new study published in The Spine Journal examines predictors of adult spinal deformity surgical patient discharge and associated costs.
A spotlight on opioid abuse is burning brighter as opioid-related deaths continue to plague the nation. In October 2017, President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. More than 350,000 people died from overdoses involving opioids between…
Vice-Chancellor and President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Rocky Tuan Sung-chi, PhD, invented an artificial 'microjoint' that may be able to postpone hip replacements by 10 to 15 years, the South China Morning Post reports.
Massachusetts Medicaid patients have limited access to physical therapy after ACL reconstruction surgery, according to an Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine study.
The Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery permanently revoked Larry Nassar's medical license and fined him $1 million, wlns.com reports.
Denver-based Porter Adventist Hospital is offering to test patients who had orthopedic or spine surgery performed during an 18-month period for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C after an infection control breach, TheDenverChannel.com reports.
Edward Song, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at OrthoArizona in Gilbert.
Becker's Spine Review caught up with Kern Singh, MD, orthopedic surgery professor at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center and co-director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute, to find out what he sees as a challenge that still lies ahead for…