Surgeons from Sinai Hospital, part of LifeBridge Health, recently used the first externally controllable internal limb lengthening device with FDA clearance, the PRECICE Limb Lengthening System, which they helped co-develop, according to a LifeBridge news release.
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ArthroCare reported total revenue of $92.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2011, a slight decrease from the $92.6 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a company news release.
A new CDC report suggests distribution of naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote, and training in its administration could have prevented opioid overdose deaths.
The American Academy of Pain Medicine says now is the stop to eliminate pain as a major health crisis, according to a news release.
Researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., have developed a surgical procedure on a mouse spinal cord to better understand and treat spinal cord pathology, according to an article in Nature Methods.
Margaret Meyer, MD, chief of sports medicine and orthopedic trauma at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York, discusses the biggest challenges and trends in her sports medicine practice.
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced its official medical providers for the 2012 season, according to a USSA news release.
In December 2011, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2012 was signed into law, which h includes $30 million in orthopedic research funding for the Department of Defense peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program, according to an AAOS Now report.
Kevin Lutsky, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a professional interest in hand surgery, recently joined Rothman Institute, according to a practice news release.
Synthes reported full year earnings at $966.8 million, a 6.5 percent increase over 2010, according to a company news release.