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New hospital constructions and renovations of orthopedic surgery departments have begun incorporating facility design aspects to enhance the patient experience and to facilitate a concerted effort to promote the healing process. John C. Schrott, III, president of IKM in Pittsburgh,…
Keith Bridwell, MD, is the chief of orthopedic spine surgery and the co-director and founder of the pediatric/adult spinal deformity services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He also co-founded the Spinal Deformity Study Group in 2001, for which he…
MAKO Surgical, a medical device company that markets products for minimally invasive orthopedic procedures, has reported fourth quarter 2010 revenue of $14.8 million, representing a 67 percent increase over the same period in 2009, according to a company news release.
There is a significant risk of morbidity for children who sustain spinal cord injuries from All-terrain vehicle accidents, according to recent research presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Stuart Katz, FACHE, CASC, executive director of Tucson (Ariz.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center, share five ways his surgery center tracked and lowered orthopedic case costs.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., recently named Wayne M. Goldstein, MD, chairman of the hospital's new orthopedic department, according to a hospital news release.
Ravi K. Ponnappan, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, was recently inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to a practice news release.
Thomas Graham, MD, hand surgeon and chairman of Cleveland Clinic Innovations, recently performed hand surgery on Cleveland Cavaliers forward Antwan Jamison for a fracture in his left little finger, according to a report from The Chronicle-Telegram.
The short-term clinical complication rates are lower when using the rigid occipitocervical construct during cervical spine surgery compared to the non-rigid occipiotcervical fusion, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.