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.
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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.
When patients are more involved in their care they report better physician reviews, according to a report from American Medical News.
Here are the top 10 major drivers of healthcare costs as assessed by physicians in The Physicians Foundation's "A Survey of America's Physicians: Practice Patterns and Perspectives."
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be ramping up over the next few years. Medscape News recently published an article covering how the ACA could impact physician salary, including: