Peter Grinspoon, MD, wrote a memoir detailing his journey from opioid addiction to recovery, according to The Boston Globe.
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SuitX, a California-based robotics company, won $1 million for its pediatric medical exoskeleton at the UAE Robotics for Good competition, according to eWeek.
Walter Lowe, MD, is the chairman and professor of the department of orthopedic surgery at Houston-based University of Texas Medical School. Dr. Lowe is also the medical director of the Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute. in Houston. He specializes…
San Jose, Calif.-based SI-BONE reported the National Government Services, the Medicare Administrative Contractor for Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin, issued a positive local coverage determination for MIS SI joint fusion, effective…
On Feb. 11, the FDA released new draft guidance, helping Class II and III orthopedic device developers discern what type of information to include in their submissions for devices using ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene material.
Oral opioids are not more effective in reducing pain than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for patients with knee osteoarthritis, based on a systematic review, according to Medscape.
The hip and knee orthopedic surgical implant market is expected to achieve great growth and is expected to reach $33 million by 2022, according to Whatech.
The anterior approach for hip replacements allows a faster recovery with less pain, according to KPLC 7.
ConforMIS reported its fourth quarter and full year 2015 results.
Robert Tatsumi, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon in Tualatin, Ore.