Neal H. Shonnard, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Rainier Orthopaedic Institute in Puyallup, Wash., recently argued for importance of a clinician-led national spine outcomes registry, with a particular focus on vertebral compression fractures in AAOS Now.
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James Andrews, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, recently performed successful hamstring surgery on the Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks, according to a CBS Sports report.
At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, will give a presentation titled "EMRs – How to Improve Productivity and Profits for Physicians and ASCs."
Jim Zucherman, MD, is a senior spine partner at San Francisco Orthopaedic Surgeons Medical Group and inventor and co-developer of the X-Stop, an interspinous process device for treating lumbar spinal stenosis.
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Stryker a one-year, $85.5 million contract for hip and knee orthopedic products, according to a Mass Device report.
Austin, Texas-based Ortho Kinematics received FDA 510(k) clearance to offer the Vertebral Motion Analysis system for cervical spine in addition to already-cleared use for lumbar spine.
Clearview Regional Medical Center in Monroe, Ga., has opened its Clearview Bone & Joint Center. The new center is housed in a 15,000-square-foot, $5 million expansion of the hospital.
Eduardo Anguizola, MD, board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, has begun to offer care at the Santa Ana (Calif.) Pain Clinic.
In a recent study published in Spine, researchers examined the outcomes of minimally invasive surgery as a treatment for adult scoliosis.
San Diego-based NuVasive has expanded and relocated its United Kingdom office.