A team of physicians at St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville in Mooresville, Ind., recently developed a strategy to cut down the number of patients who require blood transfusions as a result of surgery, and Jeff Pierson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the…
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While hospitals and practices can achieve accreditation for their entire facilities, some organizations are choosing to take a further step and acquire accreditation for individual disease programs. The Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn., has received accreditation for the lumbar spine…
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis (Tenn.) has converted the hospital's neurological orthopedic specialty unit into a joint and spine center, including 18 two-person suites and five single rooms which allow family members to stay with the patient and become "coaches" for when…
DePuy Mitek has launched the OMNISPAN Meniscal Repair System designed for all-inside repairs of meniscus tears, according to a Medical News Today report.
Florida's Indian River Medical Center successfully completed the first ankle replacement surgery performed at the facility on an 85-year-old patient, according to a TC Palm report.
Jonas L. Matzon, MD, a hand, wrist and elbow surgeon, has joined Philadelphia's Rothman Institute, according to a Citybizlist report.
Medtronic Spinal and Biologics has dominated the United States vertebral compression fracture market for the past ten years, however a Millennium Research Group survey shows new companies such as Orthovita and Cook Medical have been gaining popularity among practitioners, according…
What is a Restricted Property Trust?Perhaps the time is right for a “not too sexy” corporate Medical Group benefit plan. I don’t think many would argue whether or not tax rates are going up. Does that make your qualified plan…
Ezriel Kornel, MD, principal of Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York, has been on the forefront of minimally invasive neurosurgery for the last 20 years. In a recent interview with Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, he talked about one…
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