Repairing instability in the anterior-inferior the shoulder joint arthroscopically, using the 5:30-o'clock portal, can show excellent results, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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At least 85 percent of principle procedures using Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP) from 2002-2007 were for off-label applications, according to an article published in Spine.
Statistics show orthopedic surgeons are paid for call coverage more than any other specialty. According to a 2009 Sullivan Cotter Survey, approximately three out of four hospitals, who report on-call payments to physicians, provide payments for orthopedic surgeons. Health systems…
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A recent study published in Health Affairs found that the cost of medical malpractice in United States totals $55.6 billion annually, or 2.4 percent of annual healthcare spending, and includes $45.6 billion in costs related to defensive medicine, according to…
After a long career in orthopedic surgery, which includes co-founding the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, pioneering the Tommy John surgery for major league pitchers with damaged UCLs and training several sports medicine physicians, Frank W. Jobe, MD, is…
Gowriharan "Dr. Ty" Thaiyananthan, MD, a neurosurgeon, researcher and the co-medical director for the Southern California Center for Neuroscience and Spine (SCCNS) at Chapman Medical Center in Orange, Calif., discusses three cutting-edge projects currently in the works at SCCNS.
Stephen Burkhart, MD, of The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, will deliver the Kessel Lecture at this year's International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery in Edinburgh, Scotland, according to a company news release.
Stryker Corp. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) — $7.0 billion in revenues. Products from Stryker's Orthopaedic Implants division include artificial joints, spinal rods and screws, bone cement, artificial vertebral discs and OP-1, a biological product to grow bone. In April, the company manufactured…
The AHA is complaining to federal regulators about overzealous enforcement of the False Claims Act in cases involving admissions for a spinal procedure, according to a report by AHA News Now.