Kathie Stewart, administrator of Cascade Spine Center in Tualatin, Ore., discusses three ways the spine center recruits spine specialists.
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Founder of San Francisco Spine Center Kenneth Light, MD, recently became one of the only physicians in the United States to successfully reverse a spinal fusion. Spinal fusions were thought to be permanent procedures, until recently, and many fusions severely…
Pediatric Orthopaedics of Southwest Florida, based in Fort Myers, opened a second office in Naples, Fla., according to a practice news release.
Symmetry Medical, a medical and orthopedic device and instruments manufacturer, is planning a $1.8 million expansion to create 160 jobs in the Lansing area, according to a Lansing State Journal report.
The Institute for Health Technology Studies has awarded grants to research teams at Northwestern University in Chicago and Duke University in Durham, N.C., totaling $830,000, according to an InHealth news release.
Repairing instability in the anterior-inferior the shoulder joint arthroscopically, using the 5:30-o'clock portal, can show excellent results, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
At least 85 percent of principle procedures using Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP) from 2002-2007 were for off-label applications, according to an article published in Spine.
Statistics show orthopedic surgeons are paid for call coverage more than any other specialty. According to a 2009 Sullivan Cotter Survey, approximately three out of four hospitals, who report on-call payments to physicians, provide payments for orthopedic surgeons. Health systems…
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A recent study published in Health Affairs found that the cost of medical malpractice in United States totals $55.6 billion annually, or 2.4 percent of annual healthcare spending, and includes $45.6 billion in costs related to defensive medicine, according to…