American Bone Health, Medtronic, UCSF Medical Center and Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center have joined to host the first Walk Tall for Life Spinal Fracture Awareness Walk and Health Fair in San Francisco next month, according to a Medtronic news…
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Several North American leaders in hockey have joined to create the Hockey Safety Panel in an effort to strengthen communication surrounding safety issues, including concussion awareness and neck injury prevention, according to a Bauer Hockey news release.
Biomet reported a net sales increase of 2 percent worldwide to $641 million during the first quarter of the 2011 fiscal year, which is less than the company expected, according to a company news release.
Ralph Gambardella, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and president of Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles, discusses a number of quick tips on how to recruit the best orthopedic surgeons at your ASC.
Leo Whiteside, MD, founder and president of the board of directors at the Missouri Bone & Joint Center in St. Louis, is a leader in hip and knee surgery. He invented three total knee prostheses, two unicompartmental knee prostheses, three…
Postmenonpausal female patients who have lumbar spine surgery are the most susceptible to developing subsequent vertebral fractures within two years of surgery, according to an article published in Spine.
Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with the subcutaneous ulnar nerve transposition is an effective procedure to correct elbow instability in athletes and often returns the athlete to the same level of performance or higher than they were prior to surgery in…
Safe Kids USA has launched a new educational effort focused on sports injury prevention among young athletes, according to a group news release.
NuVasive, a medical device company developing treatment for minimally invasive spine surgery, has initiated a patent infringement lawsuit against Globus Medical regarding lateral fusion technology, according to a NuVasive news release.
Sports Health, an American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine publication, says that NFL players with concussions are sidelined longer than they were in the 1990s and early 2000s, according a redOrbit report.