A study found that having multiple orthopedic surgeries in the same hospital stay was linked to slower recovery and increased risk of death, according to an Oct. 19 news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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Louisville, Ky.-based Aptiva Health has held a ribbon-cutting for its new orthopedic site in Elizabethtown, Ky., according to an Oct. 19 article submitted to The News-Enterprise.
On Oct. 20, the New York Liberty won their first WNBA championship, beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime, according to an Oct. 21 report from CNBC.
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery named Daphne Scott, MD, as chief of primary sports medicine.
The U.S. healthcare system is still reeling from a nationwide IV fluid shortage in the wake of Hurricane Helene damaging a Baxter plant in September.
Radiation exposure during minimally invasive oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion with dual C-arm intraoperative imaging met safety standards, according to an Oct. 20 study in Cureus.
Bone Biologics appointed Phillip Meikle to its board of directors, according to an Oct. 21 news release.
Orthopedic surgery leaders have been forced to make some difficult decisions amid a tough economic environment and other obstacles facing the healthcare industry.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons registry program shared its Shoulder & Elbow Registry (SER) 2024 Annual Report, which includes data compliled from 36,296 submitted patient procedures.
Becker's reported on two orthopedic practices suffering data breaches so far in October.