Here are the top five stories in orthopedics for 2010.
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A report published in Bloomberg Businessweek says that spine surgeons at Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis are performing spinal fusions when it isn't necessary and reaping financial benefits from the procedure as well as through relationships with Medtronic, a…
Although Smith & Nephew has not yet seen the Dec. 21 letter of warning from the FDA, the company has responded that the supply of its R3 Ceramic Acetabular Systems for hip replacement will not be affected by the U.S.…
The Joint Commission is investigating Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas after a former Parkland employee underwent a botched knee replacement and had to have her leg amputated, according to a report from The Dallas Morning News.
Brian Ludwig, MD, and Robert Marsh, DO, orthopedic surgeons at OrthoIndy, are now practicing at St. Vincent Jennings Hospital in North Vernon, Ind., according to an OrthoIndy news release.
Plate-only laminoplasty can provide stable reconstruction of an expanded laminar arch without failure, dislodgements, adverse neurological consequences or premature closures, according to an article published in Spine.
Patients 40 years old and older were shown to have similar outcomes to younger patients when treated with autologus chondrocyte implantation for isolated cartilage defects, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Orthopedic practices need to perform security risk assessments to make sure the practice complies with HIPAA and is able to manage a breach in technology, according to a report published in AAOS Now.
Tarek O. Souryal, MD, is the medical director at Texas Sports Medicine in Dallas and head team physician for the Dallas Mavericks. He is internationally known for his work on ACL injuries and regularly publishes professionally and advises the media…