Marty Isbell, MD, of Raleigh Orthopaedic at Rex Hospital, recently performed knee surgery on Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen, according to a Charlotte Observer report.
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The Knee Society has updated its scoring system to more accurately match the outcomes of today's total knee arthroplasty patients, according to a report in AAOS Now.
Nitin Banwar, MD, is the medical director of Finger Lakes Health's new joint center in Geneva, N.Y., according to a health system news release.
The Food and Drug Administration granted 26 spine-related 510(k) clearances in December, according to an FDA report.
Seventy-six percent of small- and medium-sized medical and dental offices intend to purchase tablets in the next 12 months, according to a DOTmed report.
Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed shoulder surgery on Boston Red Sox fielder Ryan Kalish, according to a Boston Globe news report.
The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation has partnered with CONMED Linvatec, which will market the company's sports medicine allograft tissues worldwide, according to a company news release.
Atlantic Orthopedics and Wilmington Orthopaedic Group, both of Wilmington, N.C., recently merged to form OrthoWilmington, according to a Greater Wilmington Business Journal report.
Houston-based Essex Woodlands, a global healthcare growth equity and venture capital firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with Smith & Nephew to fund a spinout of its biologics and clinical therapies division, according to a company news release.
Epidural steroid injections significantly increase blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes, but the effect lasts less than two days, according to findings published in Spine.