Mid-America Orthopedics in Wichita, Kan., will begin to offer spine surgery next summer after adding orthopedic spine surgeon Thomas Nienke, DO, according to a Wichita Business Journal report.
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Orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician Bradley Dyrstad, MD, has joined Marshfield Clinic, according to a Price County Daily report.
Stephen Mahoney, MD, fellowship-trained hand surgeon, has joined IMS Orthopedics in Phoenix.
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The Senate has voted to remove a provision defunding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from a spending resolution, despite Republicans fighting to retain the language cutting off further spending on the healthcare reform law's implementation.
John Ratliff, MD, is a neurosurgeon with an interest in complex spinal surgery. Dr. Ratliff is an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine. He also serves as vice chair of operations and development at…
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A study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examined advanced hip and knee osteoarthritis patients to develop the best methods of informed treatment decision making.