A Medicare advisory committee voted not to warrant off-label use of bone morphogenetic protein, used in some spinal procedures, according to a MedPage Today report.
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Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, Texas, opened a walk-in emergency sports injury clinic, according to a News Transcript report.
Mark Russell, DO, of Great Lakes Bone & Joint Center in Battle Creek, Mich., has joined the active medical staff at Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Mich., according to a Battle Creek Enquirer news report.
Spine surgeons should consider restoration of disc height in patients with foraminal stenosis because the disc height and slip percentage can have an effect on the invertebral foramen area, according to an article published in Spine.
Shockwave therapy, often administered to professional athletes for a quicker return to play, is a safe and effective treatment for patients with chronic proximal hamstring tendinopathy, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Platlet rich plasma could enhance soft-tissue repair, especially for tendons, though it may inhibit bone formation, according to an article published in AAOS Now.
A whole bevy of consumer-friendly provisions in the healthcare reform law kick in on Sept. 23, six months after the legislation was signed, according to a report by Kaiser Health News. Here are a six key points about the new…
Molly Sandvig, executive director of Physician Hospitals of America, says she will leave her position to become COO of Joint Replacement Hospitals of America, a new for-profit company developing knee- and hip-replacement hospitals to be run by physicians.