The Methodist Center for Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine at Willowbrook in Houston recently opened a new 25,000-square-foot orthopedic and rehabilitation facility, according to a hospital news release.
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The San Diego-based medical device company KFx Medical has filed a patent infringement suit against Arthrex alleging that the company continues to infringe on KFx Medical's method for knotless double row rotator cuff repair, according to a KFx Medical news…
Hanger Orthopedic Group, an Austin, Texas-based orthopedic device company, is celebrating its 150 year anniversary, according to a company news release.
Alphatec Holdings, parent company of Carlsbad, Calif.-based Alphatec Spine, has elected Leslie H. Cross as the non-executive chairman of the board of directors, according to a company news release.
The Alliance of Specialty Medicine recently urged CMS to finalize the proposed rules to CMS' e-prescribing program, but it also asked the agency to look into further changes, such as easing the burden of physician participation and limiting those who…
Michael Hasz, MD, FACS, is a spine surgeon at The Virginia Spine Institute in Reston and was among the first spine surgeons to perform an artificial disc replacement as part of a Food and Drug Administration trial approximately 10 years…
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The lateral lumbar interbody fusion, or extreme lateral interbody fusion, approach can be expanded to treat thoracic spine diseases, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
John Dimar II, MD, and Steven Glassman, MD, spine surgeons with Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., have been cited by The Spine Journal as two of the surgeons who co-authored studies that under-reported complications associated with Medtronic's Infuse, according to…
The Institute of Medicine recently released a report finding that the Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance process is flawed based on its legislative foundation, according to an IOM report.