Timothy Iorio, MD, has joined SportsMedicine Grant & Orthopaedic Associates in Columbus, Ohio.
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Off-label use of bone morphogenetic protein is applied in nearly one in 10 pediatric spinal fusion procedures, according to research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association and reported by MedPage Today.
Communication break downs between primary care physicians and consulting pain management physicians can lead to inadequate and potentially hazardous patient care.
Borgess Orthopedics in Kalamazoo, Mich., has added two physicians.
Robert Anderson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., will perform ankle surgery on New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, according to a New York Times report.
Hallmark Health System in Medford, Mass., has opened its new Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, according to a GateHouse News Service report.
Intelligent Implant System has received FDA clearance for its Active Bone Screw.
Paradigm Spine has won FDA premarket approval for its coflex device, a minimally invasive motion-preserving interlaminar stabilization device for spinal stenosis.
Stryker has reported $781 million in quarterly sales for its reconstructive business line, down 1.1 percent compared to the same quarter last year.
Orthopedic surgeons are more satisfied with their experiences with medical device companies than other specialty physicians, according to the Millennium Research Group.