Three wrong-level spinal surgeries at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston from September to October show the challenge of identifying correct vertebrae even at one of the better hospitals, according to a news report by the Boston Globe.
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Beginning Jan. 7, the University Orthopedics Clinic at Tyrone (Pa.) Hospital will expand to treating patients three days per week and have five orthopedic physicians available in the clinic on certain days each month, according to an Altoona Mirror report.
Surgical hip dislocation for treatment of femoroacetabular impingement can help athletes resume their professional careers and continue at the pre-injury level of play, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Extreme lateral interbody fusion surgeries are usually performed with short OR times, minimal blood loss and few complications, according to an article published in Spine.
Ondrej Pavelec, goaltender for the Atlanta Thrashers, collapsed during the medical staff rehearsal night after suffering from a concussion and his treatment was impeded by his protective gear, according to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Ortho Kinematics, a spine diagnostics enterprise, recently received $2 million of new funding for ongoing clinical studies of KineGraph vertebral motion analyzer technology, according to a Citybizlist news report.
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Daniel Ivankovich, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with The Bone Squad in Chicago, is known for his work with the city's underserved populations and his contributions to the relief effort in Haiti after the Jan. 2010 earthquake. Weeks before other medical…
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