In addition to his work as an orthopedic surgeon, Michael Lewis, MD, is a published author and photographer, whose latest book Seeing More Colors donates profits to the Himalayan Cataract Project. His images have been published in several professional books…
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Despite the bipartisan support for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Meaningful Use Incentive Program, the Budget Control Act of 2011 may cause reductions to the program if the Joint Committee's cost cutting proposal isn't up to snuff, according…
This article was written by Blair Rhode, MD, Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon and owner, RoG Sports Medicine.
A recent study led by Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, an interventional pain management physician and president of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, showed that the rate of injections for back pain has more than doubled in Illinois between 2002 and…
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Spine Wave, a Shelton, Conn.-based spine device company, received FDA clearance for its StaXx XDL expandable device, according to a Spine Wave news release.
Orthopedic surgeon Andrew Hester, MD, has joined Northwest Georgia Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Gordon Hospitals in Calhoun, according to a Radiowebsite news report.
Scott Foster, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined MedCentral Orthopaedic Institute in Mansfield, Ohio, according to a WMFD report.
Sports medicine physician Benjamin Thompson, MD, has joined Milton (Mass.) Hospital, according to a Patriot Ledger news report.
Osteochondral graft placement in a congruent position restores part of the contact mechanics of the ankle joint during autologous osteochondral transplantation of the talus, but unique characteristics of the donor or the patient may cause problems, according to a report…