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Scott Rodeo, MD, a surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently authored a study showing platelet-rich plasma with a fibrin matrix has no benefits for rotator cuff tendon repair and may have negative affects on…

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center found that a rinsing technique with betadine costing a little more than $1 can significantly reduce the infection rate following total knee and hip replacement surgery, according to a Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush news…

False claim allegations in the healthcare arena are on the rise due to rigorous enforcement, a more generous federal budget and incentives for whistleblowers. “False claims have become a hot button issue,” says David Pivnick, JD, an attorney in the…

Robert G. Marx, MD, is the director of the Foster Center for Clinical Outcome Research at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He has a professional interest in using the arthroscopic technique to reconstruct ACL tears and…

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has named several new leaders for 2011, including Daniel Berry, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as president, John R. Tongue, MD, of Lake Oswego, Ore., as first vice president, and Joshua…

The San Diego Padres medical staff at Scripps Clinic's Shiley Center for Orthopedic Research and Education recently developed an app for the iPad to track and file a player's athletic health on a day-to-day basis, according to a San Diego…

Sandy Kunkel, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently performed outpatient rotator cuff surgery on Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels at Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital Northwest in Indianapolis, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Simultaneous knee replacement was associated with significantly fewer prosthetic joint infections and other revision knee operations within one year of surgery compared to total knee replacements performed in two separate procedures, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news…

Sourendra Raut, MD, a foot, ankle and sports medicine physician, recently joined Resurgens Orthopaedics in Cumming and Roswell, Ga., according to a practice news release.

Freddie H. Fu, MD, chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, was recently honored for his work in advancing diversity in orthopedics at the 2011 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. A…