Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant recently received a platelet-rich plasma injection in Europe, according to an ESPN report.
The Latest
Medtronic has launched the CD Horizon Fenestrated Screw Spinal System in Europe and has plans to introduce it in India, Singapore and Australia in the coming months, according to the company news release.
In a recent study, researchers found that the number of neurological complications associated with cervical laminoplasty on patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament were greater than they anticipated, according to an article published in Spine.
Anthony Galea, MD, a Canadian sports medicine physician who was accused of smuggling unapproved human growth hormones into the United States to treat professional athletes, is scheduled to appear before a U.S. District Court in New York, according to a…
Riico Dotson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and medical director of the sports medicine program at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, has been elected to the Mercy Foundation North Board of Trustees, according to a foundation news release.
Richard A. Kaul, MD, founder of New Jersey Spine and Rehabilitation in Pomptom Lakes, recently launched a program called Project Backbone, which provides free consultation, pain management intervention and minimally invasive spine surgery to veterans of the recent military action…
Concussion specialists at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) have developed a test that helps athletes determine when they can safely return to play after a concussion, according to a university news report.
The success rates of total disc arthroplasty for military patients is now approaching 80 percent, according to a new study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
Ronald Teed, MD, has joined the staff at Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics in Ilwaco, Wash., according to a Chinook Observer report.
Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio, recently opened a new orthopedic unit designed for a better patient experience, according to Zanesville Times Recorder report.