While a study shows 3.1 percent of patients develop squeaking sounds from ceramic-on-ceramic hip replacements, Craig Della Valle, MD, a hip and knee surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics in Chicago, said the implants aren't harmful to patients, according to a practice…
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Resurgens Orthopaedics, an orthopedic practice based in Atlanta, Ga., is relocating its Decatur, Ga., office location to accommodate growing patient volume, according to a practice news release.
Microscopic sequestrectomy may be a more successful operation compared to the conventional microdiscectomy for patients with lumbar disc herniation, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
Steven Garfin, MD, a spine surgeon and chairman of the orthopedic surgery department at University of California San Diego, recently performed a new revision spine surgery on a patient with a rod crack from the first surgery, according to a…
There are several different ways orthopedic surgeons and orthopedic practices can align or partner with hospitals besides becoming employed physicians. Traditionally, non-employed physicians operated their practices and regarded the hospital as only the location for performing surgery. However, due to…
Kirkham B. Wood, MD, is the chief of the orthopedic spine service at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He also serves as the program director for the hospital's spine surgery fellowship program and as an associate professor of orthopedic surgery…
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LDR, a spine medical device company, has reported a 77 percent growth in U.S. sales and 45 percent growth in overall global sales for 2010 over the prior year, according to a company news release.
Alphatec Spine, a medical device company specializing in spine products, has announced its consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter 2010 were $46 million, an increase of 38.4 percent from the $33.3 million reported for 4Q 2009, according to a company…
Neal ElAttrache, MD, and Steve Shin, MD, orthopedic surgeons at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers player Vicente Padilla, according to an ESPN Los Angeles report.