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A study of nearly 46 million Medicare patients revealed that rural residents undergo certain surgeries more frequently than residents in urban areas, challenging the popular belief that rural areas lack access to care, according to a Seattle Times report.

In 2010, there were more than 414,000 Americans treated in hospitals, physicians' offices and emergency rooms for baseball-related injuries, and more than 282 of those injuries occurred in athletes 18 years old or younger, according to the U.S. Consumer Product…

Nerve blockade is effective in reducing acute pain after hip fracture, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

New and existing pain clinics would be required to apply for permits and renew permits every two years at $200 each under an ordinance proposed by Florida's Indian River County, according to a TCPalm.com report.

An increasing number of youth baseball pitchers are undergoing ulnar collateral ligament repair, or Tommy John Surgery, as a result of throwing too many inappropriate pitches for their age, according to a report in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Florida State University has partnered with physicians at Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic to establish the Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine, according to a university news release.

Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently discussed the demand of postseason play with a local radio station, according to a practice news release.

A survey on fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions found 92 percent of respondents reported their chronic pain condition has had a significant impact on major life decisions, according to an American Pain Foundation news release.

The CORE Institute, a Phoenix-based orthopedic research and education canter, recently teamed with Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City West, Ariz., to form The Banner CORE Center for Orthopedics, according to a hospital news release.

While mobile-bearing implants for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty might be appealing, their design doesn't seem to offer clinical advantages over fixed bearing designs, according to an article published in AAOS Now.