The Florida Department of Health has suspended the medical license of Dr. Jacinta Gillis, MD, for alleged medical malpractice, according to a News-Press report.
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Here are five ways orthopedic physicians can boost the sports medicine patient volume at their practices.
A randomized, controlled trial of platelet-rich plasma injections for Achilles tendon repair showed no clinical and ultrasonographic advantages over a placebo injection, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Smoking is a predictor for two-year outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a study published in Spine.
Bryan Fox, MD, of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Suffolk, Va., was recently named medical director for Sentara Obici's Comprehensive Spine Care Services, according to a practice news release.
Spine device company Premia Spine has acquired Impliant assets, which include 16 worldwide patents, according to a company news release.
Tornier, a medical device company focused on the development of orthopedic products, has introduced its porous-coated Affiniti Stem for shoulder joint replacement surgery, according to a company news release.
ChartLogic, a national provider of electronic health records, has announced it has completed a survey of orthopedic practices about meaningful use and found the top two biggest challenges in meeting the government requirements was distributing clinical summaries to patients and…
Cedar Park (Texas) Surgery Center will start offering outpatient spine surgery through a new alliance formed with Austin (Texas) Neurosurgical Institute and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery of Austin, according to a news release.
The Orthopaedic Implant Company, a developer, manufacture and distributer of orthopedic implants, has entered the medical device market behind a pledge from the company's president to save more than a billion dollars in healthcare costs by 2015, according to a…