Orthopedic surgeons always want to provide the best care possible for their patients, whether the patient arrives at their office with a simple ankle sprain or debilitating arthritis. When patients arrive, establishing a successful physician-patient partnership is crucial to providing…
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The Orthopedic Research Education Foundation/Current Concepts in Joint Replacement has awarded its 2011 Clinical Practice Award to John P. Meehan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Sutter Health in Sacramento, according to an AAOS Now report.
Spinal fusions have increased 137 percent from 1998-2008, which is more quickly than other notable inpatient procedures, according to a report published in Spine.
James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed elbow surgery on Detroit Tigers pitcher Al Alburquerque, according to a report from the Morning Sun.
If the legislation enforcing a 2.3 percent medical device tax, which is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2013, isn't repealed, it could have a serious impact on U.S. jobs associated with orthopedic device companies, according to a Journal…
Robert Kasa, MD, opened Casa Grande (Ariz.) Orthopedic, his new orthopedic practice office, according to a Casa Grande Dispatch report.
Here are 35 Orthopedic and spine surgeons who recently joined hospitals and practices.
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that liberal blood transfusion in postoperative hip surgery patients doesn't have an impact on the patients' recover or rate of death, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Medical…
Atlanta-based orthopedic device company MedShape has received a United States patent for its shape memory polymer-based technology, according to a MedShape news release.
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