The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation will collaborate to create a grant program for multidisciplinary clinical spine research, according to a Newswise report.
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Thirteen orthopedic surgeons have joined together with musculoskeletal radiologists, physical therapists and other researchers to form the Research in OsteoChondritis of the Knee, according to a Mass Device report.
Many healthcare providers in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers are now choosing to use propofol in combination with other pain medications and anesthetics as an alternative to general anesthesia in the appropriate cases. Some patients may be weary of its…
Alphatec Spine has named Frances Harrison as the company's new vice president of regulatory, clinical, affairs and quality, according to an Alphatec Holdings news release.
Geron, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based medical device company, has halted the first therapy made from embryonic stem cells for spinal cord injury patients that was initiated in 2010, according to a Geron news release.
David M. Joyner, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in sports medicine and a business consultant, has been named acting athletics director at Penn State University, according to a USA Today report.
William Harris, DO, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined Mercy Clinic Specialists in Washington, Mo., according to a report from the Missourian.
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Thomas Byrd, MD, team physician for the Pittsburgh Pirates, performed hip surgery on Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton for a labral tear, which had been affecting his performance for the latter part of the 2011 season.