Craig Westin, MD, a physician with the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute in Chicago and the Chicago Center for Orthopedics at Weiss Hospital, has been named the troupe physician for the Joffrey Ballet, according to a CCO news release.
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The Food and Drug Administration issued 28 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in August, according to an FDA report.
Thomas Best, MD, is the co-director of OSU Sports Medicine in Columbus, Ohio, where his clinical interests include muscle and tendon injuries, osteoarthritis and concussions. He is the current president of the American College of Sports Medicine, which is partnering…
A recent webinar highlighted key thoughts and reflections on how to adopt electronic health records without losing physician productivity. The webinar featured speakers William Edwards Jr., MD, of the Surgical Clinic in Nashville, Tenn., and Alex Poston, president of Entrada,…
Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, vice president of ASC operations for Pinnacle III, says many ASCs make the critical mistake of waiting too long to start a discussion with payors over manage care contracts. She describes some best practices to avoid…
After discovering his ASC experienced two infections in one quarter, Ralph Gambardella, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and president of Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles, quickly went to work with the governing board to discuss potential protocols that can be…
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is comparing minimally invasive spine surgery to different forms of open surgery to determine which procedure is most beneficial in terms of complication rate, recovery time, outcome and cost, according to a hospital news…
Local bone graft is as beneficial as iliac bone graft for posterior lumbar interbody fusion at a single level, according to an article published in Spine.
Parkview Ortho Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., a hospital for elective orthopedic surgery patients, is expanding to include more patient rooms and larger service areas, according to a story published in The News-Sentinel.
The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic score for pain related to postoperative pain in rotator cuffs is a more accurate assessment for elite athletes than the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, according to a study published in The American Journal of…