Here are 10 orthopedic and spine physician leaders.
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The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) contains a provision that "grandfathers" healthcare plans that were in existence on March 23, 2010 when the new law was enacted. A grandfathered plan is exempt from some, but not…
An ASC can be effectively developed and managed by physician-owners — if the owners are experienced in ASC processes and willing to dedicate the necessary time to manage the center. "If they're really interested in ASC management and they have…
Timothy E. Kremchek, MD, co-founder and orthopedic physician at Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Sharonville, Ohio, has served many professional athletes as the medical director and chief orthopedic physician for the Cincinnati Reds. However, this week he is being…
TriMedx recently presented a free webinar entitled "7 Secrets of Sustainable Savings Through Standardized Clinical Engineering."
In response to recent studies supporting and disputing the effectiveness of vertebroplasty, the North American Spine Society has called for a "thorough and systematic review of all the literature in order to better define a subgroup of patients for which…
William Beutler, MD, has been named medical director of the Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth's new spine institute for comprehensive assessment and treatment of back and neck pain, according to a report from The Patriot-News.
Asymmetric facet joints increase the force through one side of the spine with a unilateral spondylolysis occurring on the coronally oriented facet joint, according to a study published in Spine.
Arrowhead Research Corporation's Nanotope, a Pasadena, Calif.-based medical research organization, entered into an agreement with Smith & Nephew to develop cartilage regeneration products, according to an Arrowhead news release.
Researchers at Hiroshima (Japan) University have developed a new procedure for treating medial patellofemoral ligament injury and found the procedure effective, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.