In a recent study conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, researchers reviewed 1,250 patients with disc degeneration, disc herniation or radiculopathy and found that the patients who didn't have surgery were more likely to return to work, according…
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The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons are holding the 27th Annual Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, according to the society website.
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David Fardon, MD, is a spine surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and assistant professor at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is the coeditor of Orthopaedic Knowledge Update for Spine II, which was published by the American Academy…
Here are four tips for orthopedic and spine practice administrators when negotiating payor contracts.
National Football League linemen return-to-play rates after lumbar discectomy 85.7 percent of the time, and those who are treated surgically have superior outcomes to those who are treated nonoperatively, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports…
Steve Lombardo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, performed surgery yesterday on Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes for torn cartilage in his right knee, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Wright Medical Group has signed a distribution agreement with AlloSource for FUSIONFLEX Bone Matrix, a bone repair scaffold primarily used during foot and ankle fusions, according to a Wright Medical Group news release.
After a four-year patent infringement suit, Stryker has entered into a licensing agreement with TriMed, a Valencia, Calif.-based company that develops and manufactures orthopedic fixation devices, according to a TriMed news release.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently spoke with Sports Illustrated about exit examinations for NFL players.