Christopher Sliva, MD, a spine surgeon with Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center talks about four ways spine surgeons can make a positive impression on patients and their community.
The Latest
Symmetry Medical reported $101.9 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2013 and net income of $1.2 million.
NuVasive shares dropped 13 percent after the company announced receiving a subpoena related to potentially false or improper Medicare and Medicaid claims, erasing more than $100 million in share value, according to a UT San Diego report.
Intrinsic Therapeutics has enrolled the 400th patient in a level 1, prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical trial to evaluate the Barricaid Prosthesis for lumbar discectomy patients.
In a recent study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, researchers examined 50 patients with initially asymptomatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears over the course of three years.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, a sports medicine physician with Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles, performed knee surgery on the Pittsburgh Pirates backup catcher Michael McKenry, according to a post-gazette.com report.
At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Robert Zasa, MSHHA, FACMPE, and Tom Mallon will give a presentation titled "Reorganizing ASCs for Success."
Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013.
Jack E. Zigler, MD, is the medical director of Plano-based Texas Back Institute. He is also the co-director of the spine fellowship program at the institute and has previously been a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at University of California…
Twenty-eight percent of physicians spent more than 40 hours on defense preparation before trial when faced with a malpractice lawsuit, according to Medscape's Malpractice Report, released in 2013.