Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City, Iowa, has expanded orthopedic services and added two orthopedists, according to a KCIM report.
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Bradford K. Matthews, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined the Sanpete Valley Hospital Specialty Clinic in Mount Pleasant, Utah, according to a report from The Pyramid.
Half of orthopedic surgeons received $350,000 or more last year, and the highest compensated surgeons could be found in small cities across the United States, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2011.
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and six other entities will be developing a new mobile app for diabetes management, according to an ONC news release.
A new iData Research report names Stryker, Arthrex, Smith & Nephew among the leaders of the arthroscopy and soft tissue market, according to a company news release.
New data shows that neurologic deficits are inherent potential complications of spine surgery, even among skilled spinal deformity surgeons, according to a study published in Spine.
James Andrews, MD, performed surgery on professional football player Terrell Owens for a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which could end his career, according to an Ironton Tribune report.
Prior to 1950, sacroiliac joint dysfunction was thought the predominant cause of back pain. Post-1950, physicians have been more focused on the disc as the cause for back pain, which has led to several advances in that area of spine…
Steven Gitelis, MD, an orthopedic oncology specialist with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, has been named the 2011 president-elect of the Rush University Medical Center's staff, according to a practice news release.