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.
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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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Smith & Nephew is set to add 100 employees to its Memphis, Tenn., operations in the first quarter, according to a report from The Commercial Appeal.
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