The Oxford Partial Knee System from Biomet, a fully mobile-bearing partial knee replacement system, recently celebrated its 35th anniversary. The system is cleared by the FDA and has shown a 91 percent success rate in independent studies. Keith Berend, MD,…
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Tom Graham, MD, a hand and wrist subspecialist at Cleveland Clinic, recently performed wrist surgery on Texas Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland, according to a Star-Telegram report.
RSB Spine has received FDA Clearance for its InterPlate System as an interbody implant with an integrated fixation and anterior screw fixation, according to a company news release.
Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, Iowa, recently welcomed orthopedic surgeon Damian Mizera, MD, as the leader of GRMC's new orthopedic practice, according to a hospital news release.
New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System has built the Southcoast Brain & Spine Center for patients with neurological brain and spine disorders, according to a health system news release.
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Current participants in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program will have until 2014 instead of 2013 to begin meaningful use Stage 2 implementation, according to an HHS news release.