In response to recent studies supporting and disputing the effectiveness of vertebroplasty, the North American Spine Society has called for a "thorough and systematic review of all the literature in order to better define a subgroup of patients for which…
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William Beutler, MD, has been named medical director of the Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth's new spine institute for comprehensive assessment and treatment of back and neck pain, according to a report from The Patriot-News.
Asymmetric facet joints increase the force through one side of the spine with a unilateral spondylolysis occurring on the coronally oriented facet joint, according to a study published in Spine.
Arrowhead Research Corporation's Nanotope, a Pasadena, Calif.-based medical research organization, entered into an agreement with Smith & Nephew to develop cartilage regeneration products, according to an Arrowhead news release.
Researchers at Hiroshima (Japan) University have developed a new procedure for treating medial patellofemoral ligament injury and found the procedure effective, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Parkview Health's Parkview Ortho Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., features a unique policy allowing some patients' families to bring alcohol into the hospital for consumption, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Chicago's Midwest Orthopedics at Rush has opened the Chicago Sports Concussion Clinic at Rush to provide athletes of all levels with evaluation, treatment and medical clearance for sports-related concussions, according to a practice news release.
Craig Westin, MD, a physician with the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute in Chicago and the Chicago Center for Orthopedics at Weiss Hospital, has been named the troupe physician for the Joffrey Ballet, according to a CCO news release.
The Food and Drug Administration issued 28 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in August, according to an FDA report.
Thomas Best, MD, is the co-director of OSU Sports Medicine in Columbus, Ohio, where his clinical interests include muscle and tendon injuries, osteoarthritis and concussions. He is the current president of the American College of Sports Medicine, which is partnering…