Alvin H. Crawford, MD, is the co-director of the Crawford Spine Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, where he also serves as a professor of orthopedic surgery. He has also served as the vice president of the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic…
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Geoff Connor, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine physician, is opening a practice at the D1 Sports training facility near Brookwood Medical Center, both in Birmingham, Ala., according to a Birmingham Business Journal report.
Wright Medical Group recently reported net sales of $138.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2010, a 6 percent increase over the fourth quarter net sales of 2009, according to a company news release.
Stryker recently received the FDA 510(k) clearance for its MDM X3 Modular Dual Mobility mobile bearing hip system, according to a company news release.
Team physicians for professional and youth athletic teams have been focusing more on concussion awareness and prevention over this past year than in previous years. Team physicians should take a three-pronged approach to concussion management, which means assessing neurocognition, balance…
Inpatient stays for back problems cost more than $9.5 billion in 2008, making it the ninth most expensive condition treated in hospitals, according to a report from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
Diabetic patients with spinal stenosis and degenerative spinal disorders could benefit from surgery, although older patients with diabetes may have more complications postoperatively, according to an article published in Spine.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently posted a public health communication about metal-on-metal hip components used during total hip arthroplasty aimed at informing physicians and patients about the concerns associated with the implants, according to the FDA website.
A Delaware County (Pa.) judge recently ruled that 16-year-old wrestler Mazeratti Mitchell, who sustained injuries to the spine, must undergo spine surgery even though his parents want him to undergo conservative treatment first, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.