For over 60 years, originating with the Dictaphone Belt recorder, voice dictation has been the standard for producing operative reports. Although the technology has changed (including the advent of speech recognition software), very little of the content has been improved…
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Neel Anand, MD, director of orthopedic spine surgery at The Spine Centers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, recently performed lower back surgery using SI-BONE's new iFuse implant system, according to a news release.
Osi Umeyiora, defensive end for the New York Giants, will have hip surgery this week at The Steadman Clinic, according to a New York Daily News report.
Orthofix's sports medicine division recently signed a contract with Novation to be the exclusive manufacturer of cold therapy products for NOVAPLUS technology, according to an Orthofix news release.
Mayfield Harris, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and founding member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, recently died at age 86, according to a Palo Alto Daily News report.
A three-dimensional computer-based simulation for pedicle screw insertion was positively regarded by attendees to the instructional course but didn't make the trainees comfortable with performing the operation, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
Ryan Hartman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with a professional interest in treating pediatric patients and sports medicine, recently joined the Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies in Ft. Collins, according to a practice news release.
Biomet reported net sales for the second quarter of the 2011 fiscal year at $698.3 million, compared to the net sales of the second quarter of 2010 of $695.6 million, according to a company news release.
Volume of spine procedures, pushed down last year by reactions to prominent studies questioning the efficacy of some treatments, is expected to bounce back in 2011, according to Matthew O'Brien, an analyst at William Blair & Co. But Mr. O'Brien,…
It's often challenging for orthopedic and spine surgeons to stay on top of collections and cash flow at their practices. To help improve these efforts, Monty Miller, president and co-founder of Momentum Billing, discusses five best practices for effective billing…