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The Department of Defense has awarded the North American Clinical Trials Network of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation a $2 million grant for research on the treatment of spinal cord injuries, according to a R&D report.
Shawn O'Driscoll, MD, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, has performed successful elbow surgery on English cricket player Graeme Swann, according to a NDTV Sports report.
Stem cell research is slowly but surely gaining traction in the orthopedic community. Joseph Purita, MD, medical director of The Institute of Regenerative & Molecular Orthopedics in Boca Raton, Fla. and medical director of StemMD, began research in stem cell…
Lewis Yocum, MD, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, died at age 65 of liver cancer, according to a report by The Sacramento Bee.
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Marcia A. Friesen, RN, BS, HIA, MHP, FAIHQ, FACHE, will give a presentation titled "Designing and Implementing High Performing Orthopedic Centers of Excellence."
The North American Spine Society has released a short documentary with a "behind-the-scenes" look at advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill.
AmkaiSolutions has passed a recent Office of the National Coordinator mandated random audit of Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria.
Stefan Prada, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., discusses four current and emerging issues that are affecting spine surgeons.
Two recent Laser Spine Institute studies on lumbar spinal stenosis were published in recent editions of the Journal of Spine and Journal of Orthopaedics, according to Medical News Today.