In December, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced beginning Jan. 1, the company would no longer cover lumbar fusions for patients with degenerative disc disease. This announcement hit a nerve with many spine surgeons who have been performing…
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Quality metrics should be followed and measured closely by physicians of all backgrounds and expertise, including sports medicine physicians. While there are certain quality metrics that can be commonly applied to all physicians, such as rate of infections, quality metrics…
This past year, the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City was ranked number one in orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital was started 150 years ago as an orthopedic hospital, says Thomas Sculco, MD, surgeon-in-chief…
Lewis G. Zirkle, MD, orthopedic surgeon, recently received the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award at Columbia Basin College for his work with Surgical Implant Generation Network. He has also received the Humanitarian Award from the American Academy of…
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Leslie H. Cross, president and CEO of DJO, recently announced his plans to retire, according to a company news release.
The U.S. orthopedic extremity market is projected to generate $4.6 billion by 2015, growing at a compound annual growth rate in excess of 10 percent, according to analysis by Millennium Research Group.
Patrick Wupperman, MD, an orthopedic and sports medicine physician with Azalea Orthopedics, discusses five points on concussion management and prevention for young athletes. He is involved with treating young athletes in his community.
OrthoNeuro, a Columbus, Ohio-based physician group, has opened a new location in New Albany, Ohio, according to a practice news release.