Here is a list of orthopedic and sports medicine physicians who serve as team physicians to National Basketball Association teams. Information was not available for all physicians and teams.
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While several research groups are developing football equipment and helmets to lessen the damage from physical contact during football games, a concussion-proof helmet is not a realistic goal, said the founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center sports…
Sunny Kim, MD, a spine surgeon at Central Minnesota Spine Center in Alexandria, Minn., has incorporated Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion into his practice, according to an Echo Press news report.
The transtibial double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a single sling is a viable procedure, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Complication rate for young patients undergoing spine surgery depends on the type of growing implant, but there may be fewer complications in hybrid constructs, according to an article published in Spine.
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Aesculap Inc., a member of the B. Braun group of companies, is a surgical instrument and implant manufacturer with U.S. headquarters located in Center Valley, Penn. In addition to the over 20,000 Aesculap products on the market, the company currently…
Here are 10 new studies in spine surgery.
Stephen Burkhart, MD, a member of the executive committee at The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, is a leader in shoulder surgery and recently gave the Kessel Lecture at the International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons in Edinburgh, Scotland. The…
Spine surgeons must take all possible measures to decrease infection rates among their patients and produce the best outcomes. Infections can occur for various reasons and when an infection does occur, it takes more time and effort from the patient…