Sports medicine specialists are the least common musculoskeletal specialists nationwide, with one specialist per every 100,000 U.S. patients, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges' recently launched interactive online dashboard.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board has ruled against orthopedic device company Extremity Medical in its patent dispute against Fusion Orthopedics, Zimmer Biomet and Paragon 28.
ASCs have been looking to high-acuity orthopedic procedures for years as a growth strategy, and this trend will only pick up as CMS continues to approve these surgeries for the ASC setting.
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Livonia-based Trinity Health Michigan opened the Trinity Health Neuroscience Center in Muskegon, Mich., according to a Nov. 30 announcement in the Grand Haven Tribune.