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Last December, Kevin Plancher, MD, founder of Plancher Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, chaired the "Emerging Techniques in Orthopedics Sports Medicine & Arthroscopic Surgery" conference, co-hosted by the Orthopaedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles and The American Journal of Orthopaedics. More than…
Christina M. Sheely, DO, an orthopedic sports medicine physician, was recently named the new chief of surgery at Seton Medical Center Hays in Kyle, Texas, according to a Hays Free Press report.
Data from the National Joint Registry of England and Wales shows that metal-on-metal stemmed articulations often have poor survival rates, according to an article published in The Lancet.
A new study has revealed significant discrepancies in surgeons' hourly payment for common general surgery procedures, demonstrating failings in current reimbursement methodology, according to a General Surgery News report.
Four surgery center leaders discuss strategies to cut costs and increase profitability at pain management-driven surgery centers.
Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Medical Center has announced the recent opening of its Neuroscience and Spine Institute, expanding its care of the brain, spine and nervous system.
SI-BONE, a spine device company in San Jose, Calif., has announced the addition of two executives, Daniel Cher, MD and W. Carlton Reckling, MD.
An FDA panel today decided to allow Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to continue trials for painkillers that were linked to joint failure after clinical trials in 2010, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
The FDA suspended plans to relaunch the cancer pain treatment drug Onsolis pending changes to manufacturing issues with the product, according to a Medcity New report.