2011 should be an interesting year for surgery center legal issues. The key issues that we see include increased enforcement under the anti-kickback and related statutes, increased impatience from physicians as to other physicians' activities at surgery centers, increased efforts…
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Mark F. Abel, MD, is the chair of the department of orthopedic surgery and division head of the division of pediatric orthopedics at University of Virginia Health Systems in Charlottesville. Dr. Abel's additional titles include the medical director of the…
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George Theodore, MD, the team physician for the New England Patriots, recently performed surgery on quarterback Tom Brady's right foot, according to an NFL Network report.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have been examining the correlation between ACL surgery and arthritis in the knee, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Surgeons performing minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy are exposed to significantly more radiation than surgeons performing an open microdiscectomy, according to an article published in Spine.
The results of a study that used platelet-rich plasma for treating Achilles tendon ruptures showed that PRP is not a useful treatment, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.