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  The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting.   It is important to know what type of graft is used in spine procedures (structural or morselized), as well as whether the bone…

Mark Mayer, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has agreed to join The Community Health Center of Branch County in Coldwater, Mich., after he completes a shoulder surgery fellowship, according to a local WTVB report.

Thomas Clanton, MD, former team physician for the Houston Rockets and Houston Texans and current director of foot and ankle sports medicine at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., performed ankle surgery on Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first baseman…

Physicians at APMR Spinal & Skeletal Pain Medicine often perform office-based procedures because the practice is located in CON jurisdictions where getting approval for an ambulatory surgery center is challenging. Nameer R. Haider, MD, founder of the practice, makes four…

San Francisco Giants team physicians Larry Oloff, MD, Ken Akizuki, MD, were joined by Mike Dillingham, MD, to repair three torn ligaments in Giants catcher Buster Posey's left ankle, according to an MLB report.

Gregory L. Primus, MD, is currently an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician at the Chicago Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery. However, before he earned his medical degree, he was a wide receiver with the Chicago Bears and…

Chilton Hospital in Pompton Plains, N.J., recently opened a $2.5 million Total Joint Center, according to a hospital news release.

Most recurrent rotator cuff tears occur within the first three months after surgery, and efforts to improve healing during that time could have long-term implications for patient outcomes, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Boca Raton, Fla., resident Robert Sheetz has made a donation to Boca Raton Regional Hospital to fund renovations of the hospital's orthopedic unit, according to a hospital news release.

Michael Langworthy, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Battle Creek (Mich.) Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Clinic, recently made advancements in the biological approach to joint replacements for patients with arthritis, according to a report in the Battle Creek Enquirer.