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Arthur Rettig, MD, a sports medicine physician with Methodist Sports Medicine/The Orthopedic Specialists, has earned several honors for his work as team physician for various Indiana teams. This past year, the Indiana Football Coaches Association inducted Dr. Rettig into its…
Health insurance providers are grappling over how to best insure the growing population of young marathon runners who have more injuries due to training, according to a New York Times report.
Vertebroplasty, a procedure where spine surgeons use image guidance to inject bone cement through a needle into the fractured area of the bone, has shown good results for several years and validated by numerous clinical studies worldwide, says David Veino,…
In an environment of increasing concern regarding the long-term effect of ionizing radiation exposure particularly in young patients a reappraisal of imaging algorithms for spinal evaluation is taking place. MRI has long been a mainstay for the assessment of soft…
The first embryonic stem cell drug treatment has been used on a patient at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta to correct paralysis as a result of spinal cord injuries, according to a CBS report.
Dallas Braden, a pitcher with the Oakland (Calif.) Athletics, has filed a medical negligence suit against team surgeon Thomas Peatman, MD, and Webster Orthopaedic Medical Group in Oakland, where Dr. Peatman practices, according to an MLB report.
Wright Medical Group has launched the PRO-STIM injectable inductive graft for patients who need a bone graft substitute, according to a company news release.
Joshua Siegel, MD, director of sports medicine for Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics in Exeter, N.H., has received a Business Excellence Award from New Hampshire Business Review Magazine for his commitment to giving back and his innovations in healthcare, according…
Spine Surgeons can safely use the U-clip device for successful dural closure during minimally invasive spinal procedures, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.