The healthcare burden for anterior cervical spine surgery is steep, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has chosen Allen Butler, MD, as one of ten national leadership fellows for 2015 to 2016, according to a report by The Dispatch.
James Andrews, MD, performed knee surgery on Detroit Tigers' Victor Martinez, according to a report from The Detroit News.
Sanders Trust, a Birmingham, Ala.-based real estate investment firm, purchased four clinics across the United States, including an orthopedic practice, according to the Birmingham Business Journal.
A surgeon from Ohio State's Sports Medicine recently became the first person in the United States to implant Active Implants' NUsurface, according to a report from The Lantern.
New data on young athletes who specialize in one sport shows there is an independent risk of injury and overuse, according to an article in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center in Chardon, Ohio, added J. Martin Leland, MD, to its medical team, according to a report by The News-Herald.
Adam Schiff, MD, of Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Medical Center, has used a new minimally invasive technique to repair ruptured Achilles tendons.
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons leadership together with representatives from other medical specialty associations traveled to Washington, D.C., to urge members of Congress to repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate formula before the current SGR patch expires.
William J. Sonstein, MD, senior partner at Neurological Surgery P.C. in New Hyde Park, N.Y., has incorporated two new devices for safer spine surgery — the Medtronic Aquamantys System and Misonix Ultrasonic Bone Aspiration System.