Health plans in Minnesota are intensifying scrutiny of spinal procedures and implementing new fusion coverage guidelines, according to a Pioneer Press news report.
The Latest
Diffusion-weighted imaging can be useful for differentiating degenerative and infections endplate abnormalities, according to a report published in Spine.
The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles recently opened the Center for Sports Neurology, according to a company news release.
Kenneth Montgomery, MD, team physician for the New York Jets, recently consulted with Mark Sanchez, a Jets quarterback, about a shoulder injury, according to a New York Daily News report.
Robert W. Frederick, MD, a sports medicine surgeon at Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, is a leader in his field. Dr. Frederick is currently the orthopedic consultant for the U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastic Team, the assistant team physician for the Philadelphia…
Marin General Hospital (MGH) in Greenbrae, Calif., recently began a new collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco Department of Neurosurgery and the orthopedic spine surgeons at the Mt. Tam Spine Center, led by Dr. Robert Byers and Dr.…
Dotty Bollinger, chief medical operations officer at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., recently presented a free webinar titled "10 Critical Requirements of a Successful Infection Prevention Program."
James Andrews, MD, founder of the Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., recently examined former NBA player Allen Iverson's right calf after an injury, according to an ESPN news report.
ConforMIS has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the patient-specific iTotal CR knee replacement system, according to a company news release.
RTI Biologics, an Alachua, Fla.-based provider of orthopedic and biologic implants, reported revenues of $45.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, an 8 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.