Complementary and alternative medical treatments like herbal supplements are increasingly used among older patients and patients with chronic pain, but they could have harmful side effects when combined with medications taken during and after orthopedic surgery, according to an American…
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Mark Myerson, MD, an ankle specialist who has treated several professional athletes, recently performed surgery on Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard to repair a torn Achilles tendon, according to a Delaware Online report.
A Nemours facility in Delaware is missing backup tapes containing personal and financial information on 1.6 million patients and employees, according to a health system news release.
Researchers have found that people discount the pain of people they do not like, according to a study published in the October 2011 issue of Pain.
Nervomatrix, an Israeli pain-relief neurostimulation device company, received a $3.5 million investment and plans to create its North American headquarters in Akron, Ohio, according to a MedCity News report.
Here are 10 hand and upper extremities surgeons and specialists who were recently hired at hospitals or became partners at orthopedic groups.
Roxanne Keene, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Craven-Hagan Clinic in Williston, N.D., according to a Williston Herald news report.
DePuy Mitek has awarded $60,000 to charities for four PGA Tour players through the ORTHOVISC PGA Tour Player Charity Program, according to a DePuy news release.
In a study of 300 consecutive cases of pediatric patients who underwent intraoperative monitoring during spine surgery, researchers found that the monitoring can be safely performed in children under four years old, according to a study published in Spine.
Freddie H. Fu, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, will host the first Buffalo Bills Sports Medicine Symposium Series, according to a news release from UB Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.