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One researcher and director at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., says banning physicians from selling narcotics will not solve the problem of pill mills in Florida, according to a Sun Sentinel news report.

Study findings demonstrate knee pain may reduce muscle function, according to research published in the Journal of Pain.

SPR Therapeutics is preparing to launch its pain relief device by the end of the year, pending final 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Mass Device news report.

A Dallas-area supplier of pain management devices was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $620,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to fraud, according to a report by the Ft. Worth Star Telegram.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., recently performed surgery on Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut’s right elbow, according to a Wisconsin Radio Network report. Mr. Bogut injured his elbow last…

A.J. Lauder, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Longview (Wash.) Orthopedic Associates, recently performed a rare wrist replacement on a patient's right hand, according to a report from The Daily News.

A recent breakthrough regarding treatment for heterotopic ossification could bring relief to wounded military personnel and civilians, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.

Robert F. LaPrade, MD, orthopedic surgeon with The Steadman Clinic and director of the biomechanics department of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo., recently developed a comprehensive compilation of measurements of arthroscopically pertinent bony and soft tissue landmarks,…

Chicago — Leading orthopedic and spine surgeons will present at the upcoming 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues on June 9-11, 2011, in Chicago.

Andrew Weiland, MD, a hand specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, and New Jersey Nets head team physician Riley Williams, III, MD, recently performed wrist surgery on Nets player Deron Williams, according to a New…