Here are 14 athletes who recently underwent orthopedic surgery and the surgeons who performed their procedures.
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Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., has added a spine center to its surgical offerings, according to a Newburyport News report.
Steven Shin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform wrist surgery on Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim catcher Chris Iannetta, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
The International Congress for Joint Reconstruction has made philanthropic donations to The Hip Society, The Knee Society, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago has become the official medical provider for the Chicago Red Stars Women's Premier Soccer League Elite League team, according to a Soccer Nation report.
Orthopedic surgeon Steven Graboff, MD, brought a claim of five counts against the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and was awarded $196,000 on one count.
Internal Fixation Systems has entered into a distribution agreement with Intelligent Orthopaedics to market its Staffordshire Orthopaedic Reduction Machine, a reusable device that is used to align fractures of the tibia prior to fixation.
Unsedated transnasal endoscopy may be a feasible, safe and well-tolerated method to screen for esophageal disease in a primary care population, according to an American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy release.
Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers from George Washington University and Case Western University.
Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota are collaborating on a $182 million surgery center project, according to a Star Tribune report.