Two new studies examining the effects of smoking on patients undergoing total joint replacement showed that smokers have a higher revision rate than non-smokers.
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Marc Philippon, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., will perform hip surgery on Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, according to a report from the Columbian.
Sanford Health broke ground on a new 46,385-squre-foot orthopedics and sports medicine center in Bemidji, Minn., according to a report from The Bemidji Pioneer.
NeuroLogica has announced a partnership with Stryker Navigation for the development of NeuroLogica's portable BodyTom 32-slice CT scanners.
Gastroenterologist Sunitha Pudhota, MD, has joined the medical staff at Methodist Mansfield (Texas) Medical Center, according to a Focus Daily News report.
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows rectally administered indomethacin significantly reduced the incidence of pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Orthopedic practices around the country are considering whether to implement electronic health records and begin the process of achieving meaningful use of those systems. Barbara Sack, Executive Director at Midwest Orthopaedics in Shawnee Mission, Kan., helped lead her practice to…
A new tool, released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, tracks all funds received by states, local governments, employers and others to implement parts of President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
A new study reinforces the use of cooled radiofrequency treatment to ease sacroiliac joint pain in the lower back.
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has received a $4.4 million grant to study sarcoidosis in African-American patients, according to a News-Star report.