Intravenous administration of acetaminophen for adolescents undergoing major spine surgery can safely relieve pain, according to a study presented at the Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting, according to an AAOS Now report.
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Jeff Kindred, DO, a family medicine physician, recently joined Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tenn., and became its new medical director for the BodyGuard Sports Medicine program, according to a Tennessean report.
Sports medicine device company ArthroCare recently reached an agreement in principle to settle pending private securities class action suits against the company and two former officers, according to an ArthroCare news release.
Orthopedic device company Bacterin has signed a distribution agreement with Jeil Medical for distribution of Jeil's LeForte System, according to a Bacterin news release.
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago we had the pleasure of presenting the Restricted Property Trust (RPT) a tax-favored, long-term asset accumulation strategy. In case you missed our presentation, here is a brief summary of the…
According to statistics from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data, spine surgeons practicing in the Midwest received higher average compensation than all other regions of the country.
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Until recently, the cost of orthopedic and spine devices weren't inhibitory for providers, even though 700 percent mark-ups on these devices were the norm. Surgeons were able to select their preferred implants and payor reimbursement would cover the cost. However,…
Michael Bronson, MD, chief of joint replacement surgery and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, is now performing anterior total hip replacements at the hospital, according to a hospital news release.
A new study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that administering baseline neurocognitive testing to athletes in a group setting could create errors and negatively affect test performance.