Harvesting osteochondral grafts doesn't have adverse effects on donor knee function in young athletes two years after undergoing osteochondral autograft transplant for capitellar osteochondritis dissecans, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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BACK Center, an orthopedic surgeon group in Melbourne, Fla., and its medical director Richard Hynes, MD, are suing Osler Medical in Melbourne for failing to comply in an agreement, according to a Florida Today news report.
Maine Spinecare, a regional center for treating back and neck problems, recently opened in Auburn, Maine, according to a practice news release.
A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of the i-FACTOR biologic bone graft from Cerapedics has shown a 97.8 percent fusion rate in single- and multi-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion, according to a company news release.
Wayne State University's College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1,078,000 award from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health to study the management of cancer pain in African Americans, according to a university news release.
Patients who take daily doses of opioids for nonmalignant pain are at higher risk of opioid-related mortality, especially if daily doses exceed clinically recommended thresholds, according to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Zimmer Holdings' recent organizational changes have led to the elimination of several company positions in Austin, Texas, according to an Austin Business Journal news report.
ReGen Biologics, a company focused on manufacturing orthopedic products, has filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.