Plainsboro, N.J.-based medical device company Integra LifeSciences recently acquired spinal fusion device company SeaSpine for $89 million in cash, according to a company news release.
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A study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery shows that two-year outcomes of artificial disc replacement for two-level disc disease is an effective alternative to fusion, according to a RedOrbit report.
Baldwin Bone & Joint, based in Daphne, Ala., recently hired Charles Carlisle as the group's new practice administrator, according to an MD News report.
Stephen Hochschuler, MD, co-founder of Texas Back Institute and former president of the Spine Arthroplasty Society, discusses the biggest concerns of physicians in the wake of healthcare reform.
Hospital for Special Surgery rheumatologists recently conducted a study that showed tumor necrosis factor, a pro-inflammatory protein, can also suppress aspects of inflammation and could lead to new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a hospital news release.
Physicians in Salt Lake City recently performed a reverse ankle replacement, or rotationplasty, on a 12-year-old patient with Sarcoma, according to a KLS news report.
Mark Schickendantz, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Cleveland Clinic, was named the director of the Center for Sports Health, according to a hospital news release.
Orthopedic and sports medicine physicians take on a great deal of responsibility when they agree to serve as a team physician for athletes at any level, and the commitment is especially cumbersome for professional teams. Timothy Hupfer, MD, an orthopedic…
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Several orthopedic surgeons, researchers, industry members and government representatives convened last weekend in Washington, D.C., for a symposium hosted by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons to discuss the role of comparative effectiveness research in healthcare, according to an AAOS…