Brian Kelly, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently performed hip surgery on Osi Umenyiora, a football player for the New York Giants, according to a report from The Star-Ledger.
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Predominant leg pain patients improved significantly more with surgery than predominant lower back pain patients, and predominant lower back pain patients improved significantly more with surgery than nonoperative treatment, according to a study published in Spine.
Ascension Orthopaedics, an Austin, Texas-based orthopedic implant company, recently expanded the MOVEMENT great toe implant system to include a total arthroplasty component, according to a company news release.
A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery suggests that knee replacement patients undergoing telerehabilitation experience the same results as patients who undergo traditional postoperative rehabilitation, according to an AAOS news release.
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Jan Fronek, MD, is the head of the sports medicine section of the Scripps Clinic Division of Orthopedics in La Jolla, Calif., and has a professional interest in performing arthroscopic surgery in the knee, shoulder and other joints. He has…
Orthopedic and spine surgeons need to establish a positive relationship with referring physicians in their communities to maintain referrals and increase patient volume. The increase in patients will lead to an increase in practice revenues, says David Shrier, CEO of…
NuVasive, a medical device company focused on developing minimally invasive spine surgery products, recently announced that both CIGNA and Humana changed their lumbar spinal fusion policy to include coverage for the extreme lateral interbody fusion procedure, according to a NuVasive…
Zyga Technology, a Minneapolis-based minimally invasive spine surgical solutions company, received FDA 510(k) clearance for its SImmetry sacroiliac joint fusion system, according to a company news release.
RSB Spine, a Cleveland-based medical device company focused on developing spinal fusion products for degenerative disc disease, announced a 97 percent sales increase in 2010 versus 2009, according to a company news release.