Stephen M. McCollam, MD, currently serves as president of Atlanta's Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, where he has been a hand surgeon for more than 20 years. His leadership in orthopedics extends well beyond the U.S. borders, as he has volunteered his…
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CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Interbody cage fusion uses a hollow threaded titanium or carbon fiber cylinder to fuse two vertebrae together. The diseased disc…
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Currently, 15 states have fully opted out of the federal requirement for physician supervision of anesthesia, and one — Colorado — has opted out for specific hospitals. Meanwhile, two more states, Utah and New Jersey, are actively considering the opt-out.…
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Surgeons from Arizona Orthopaedic Associates in Phoenix have partnered with Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., to perform anterior hip replacements, according to an Arizona Orthopaedic Associates news release.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled in favor of Smith & Nephew in the patent litigation brought by Kinetic Concepts relating the RENASYS –F dressing kit, according to a company news release.
Physicians are dissatisfied with Medicare reimbursement, though they show little consensus for major proposals to reform, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Christian A. Woodbury, MD, a hand and wrist physician has joined the San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, according to a practice news release.
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