ArthroCare, an Austin, Texas-based surgical instrument manufacturer, received FDA clearance for the Parallax Contour vertebral augmentation device used to create a void in the vertebral body, according to a company news release.
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Korsh Jafarnia, MD, Travis Hanson, MD, Bruce Moseley, MD, and Plinio Caldera, MD, joined the Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston to provide care in orthopedics and sports medicine, according to a hospital news release.
Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., opened a new orthopedic center as part of the hospital's $3.6 million upgrade, which also includes nursing home room improvements, according to a story published in The Saratogian.
The Milwaukee Ballet is partnering with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts and Froetert & The Medical College of Wisconsin to support The Harmony Initiative, which plans to construct a sports medicine and dance facility in Milwaukee,…
The U.S. bone graft substitute market will reach $2.3 billion by 2015, a result of the adoption of new growth factors and improved features of newer products, according to a release from the Millennium Research Group.
Quick Tip: Working with Knowledgeable Vendor Representatives When Adding Hip Arthroscopy at Your ASC
Jaime Wilber, director of nursing at Ashtabula (Ohio) Surgery Center, offers the following advice when adding hip arthroscopies at your ASC.
The Pennsylvania state House of Representatives passed the Safety in Youth Sports Act aimed at preventing brain trauma and monitoring concussions in young athletes, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
With treatment costs for knee osteoarthritis (OA) reaching $185.5 billion annually,[1] research efforts to discover more effective, cost-efficient treatments have increased considerably in recent years. In fact, the Osteoarthritis Research Society International identified 64 systematic reviews, 266 randomized control trials…
Peter Mandell, MD, chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Council on Advocacy, discusses four issues currently affecting orthopedics.
Felix "Buddy" H. Savoie, III, MD, is a professor in the department of orthopedics and chief of sports medicine at Tulane (La.) University School of Medicine, where he has become an accomplished author and teacher for surgeons from around the…