It takes a team of individuals skilled in business, customer service and orthopedic surgery in order to successfully and efficiently run a physician-owned orthopedic practice. The physician CEO must be able to juggle providing the best quality medical care to…
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OA Centers for Orthopaedics in Portland, Maine, will open an urgent sports injury clinic designed for young fall athletes, according to a practice news release.
Using the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) for patients with hip fractures may raise the risk of future fractures to the spine, forearm and wrist, according to a LawyersandSettlements.com report.
A team led by Martin Roche, MD, chief of orthopedics and surgical director of the orthopedic institute at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., performed the hospital's first advanced sensor-assisted knee surgery, according to a hospital news release.
Double-bundle ACL reconstructions can be used safely if the posterolateral bundle graft is fixed between zero degrees and 15 degrees and the anteromedial graft can be safely fixed up to 75 degrees without restricting knee laxity, according to an article…
OrthoKC, an orthopedic surgery practice in Kansas City, Kan., has opened an office at St. John Hospital in Leavenworth, Kan., according to a report from The Chieftain.
Richard R. Pettingill joined the board of directors for MAKO Surgical, a medical device company manufacturing robotic arms for use during knee surgery, according to a company news release.
As the team physician for Tuscola High School, Franklin High School and Haywood Christian Academy, Christofer Catterson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and medical director for Haywood Sports Medicine in Clyde, N.C., is a proven leader in youth sports medicine. Recently,…
A Consumer Reports National Research Center survey showed consumers believe pharmaceutical companies have too much influence on a physician's decision to prescribe certain drugs, according to a Web MD report.
An increasing trend in orthopedics is the use of biological treatment for bone and cartilage repair. According to an article published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, biologics are also on the rise for spinal surgery solutions. Clinical…