Concussions among female high school athletes were observed at similar or higher rates than concussions among male athletes in similar sports, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Spine surgeons generally agree on when patients with degenerative spinal disorders need surgery, however, they disagree on the appropriate surgical intervention, according to a study published in Spine.
Jeffrey Traina, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Natchez (Miss.) Community Hospital, recently gave a presentation on platelet-rich plasma at the annual International Arthroplasty Conference in Sharm Elsheikh, Egypt, and at the International Society for Technical Arthroplasty congress in Dubai, according…
Greatbatch Medical, a New York-based medical device manufacturing company focused on neurology, orthopedics, cardiac and vascular markets, recently invested $17.4 million to build a new orthopedic facility in Indiana, according to a report from Indiana's NewsCenter.
After Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina released revised guidelines on coverage for spinal fusions in Sept. 2010, leaders of orthopedic and spine societies from around the country collaborated on a formal response. In a letter, written largely by…
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Tim McAdams, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Stanford University Medical Center in Redwood City, Calif., and a team physician for the San Francisco 49ers. He has also served as a team physician for the Stanford men's basketball team and…
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Interventional Spine, an Irvine, Calif.-based spine device company, recently appointed Brit DuBois vice president of distributor relations, according to a practice news release.