The Arthroscopy Association of North America is conducting a six-month long study on complications associated with arthroscopy aimed to collect data similar to those found on joint registries, according to a report in AAOS Now.
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DePuy Mitek, an orthopedics sports medicine company announced the U.S. and European launch of the Bristow-Latarjet Instability Shoulder System, the first instrument set specifically designed to be used in both open and arthroscopic Latarjet or Bristow procedures, according to a…
Selby General Hospital in Marietta, Ohio, has opened a $3 million orthopedic surgery center, according to a report by the Marietta Times.
Greg Poulter, MD, a spine surgeon with Vail-Summit Orthopaedics in Frisco, Colo., was the first surgeon in the country to perform spinal surgery with the MAS-TLIF system, manufactured by NuVasive Spine, according to a Vail-Summit news release.
As early as Tuesday, the House is expected to vote on a three-year Medicare physician fee fix, part of a $200 billion package of business tax breaks and aid for the jobless, according to a report by the New York…
Oakwood Heritage Hospital in Taylor, Mich., has broken ground on a new orthopedic surgical center of excellence, according to the hospital.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has issued clinical practice guidelines for an acute Achilles tendon rupture.
Douglas H. Irvine, MD, PhD, is an anesthesiologist at East Portland Surgical Center in Portland, Ore.Q: Many spine-focused ASCs struggle to recruit well-regarded anesthesiologists. How can ASCs make themselves attractive to such practitioners?
In 2009, as many physicians criticized the AMA for its continuing support of the Democrats' health reform bill, membership dropped by 3.5 percent, according to reports on the AMA website.
The AMA has filed a lawsuit to block the Federal Trade Commission from extending identity theft regulations to physicians, according to a release from the AMA.