Smith & Nephew has agreed to drop the lawsuit against Central Texas Orthopedic Products, a distributor for rival Biomet, according to a Mass Device report.
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The FDA approved Medtronic's SureScan spinal cord stimulator in March, and the device was recently implanted in the first patient in the U.S., according to American News Report.
Darryl Kan, MD, and Gary Blum, MD, partners of Orthopedic Associates, intend to open the first urgent care center dedicated to orthopedics in Honolulu, according to a Pacific Business News report.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have redesigned the Physician Compare Website, according to a report from AAOS Now.
In an article for Health Affairs Blog, Brian Klepper and Paul Fischer argue that Congress should pass the Accuracy in Medicare Physician Payment Act.
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that life expectancy in the United States has increased to 78.2 years, but the diseases with the largest number of years lived with a disability included back pain, neck…
Roberta Kalafut, MD, a pain physician with Spine Abilene (Texas) was recently honored with the Abilene Philharmonic Association Volunteer of the Year Award.
According to the American Medical Group Association's 2013 compensation and financial survey, orthopedic surgeons received $525,000 average compensation last year.
Robert Anderson, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, will perform season-ending ankle surgery on the St. Louis Cardinals top prospect Oscar Taveras, according to an MLB Injury News report.
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush recently held its first Youth Injury Prevention and Treatment Sports Summit at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.