A study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine World Congress found that college-age athletes who suffer concussions perform more poorly on tests for verbal memory, according to an ACSM news release.
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Nitin Khanna, MD, and Dwight Tyndall, MD, are two spine surgeons with Spine Care Specialists in Munster, Ind., who say working together on surgeries is more efficient, according to a Munster Community report.
Cayenne Medical, a sports medicine device company focused on soft tissue reconstruction, has appointed Dev K. Mishra, MD, as medical director, according to a company news release.
Hospital for Special Surgery surgeons are now studying the outcomes of joint replacements for patients over the age of 50 after they return to their sporting activities, according to a Hospital for Special Surgery news release.
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James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham (Ala.), was recently named the 2010-2011 Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year by the Southern Orthopaedic Association SEC Program, according to an Auburn Football report.
The first surgeries using the iTotal CR knee resurfacing system was successfully completed in Texas, Massachusetts and California last month, according to a company news release.
The Food and Drug Administration has imposed regulations on using stem cell therapies for orthopedic applications despite studies that suggest these therapies are beneficial, according to a news release from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.