Portland Trail Blazers player Brandon Roy is currently seeking consultation with an NBA orthopedic surgeon to discuss the possibility of a rare surgical procedure for his knee, according to a CBS Sports news report.
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Craig Della Valle, MD, a hip and knee surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, was recently awarded the Hip Society's Frank Stinchfield Award for his research, according to a practice news release.
James F. Mooney III, MD, is the chief of the division of pediatric orthopedic surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina Health in Charleston. He treats pediatric patients with a variety of conditions, including spinal deformity, fractures and hand…
Richard Ferkel, MD, of Southern California Orthopedic Institute, and Jack McPhilemy, MD, team physician for the Philadelphia 76ers, recently examined Sixers player Andre Iguodala after an Achilles tendon injury, according to a CSN Philly report.
Platelet-rich plasma can enhance ACL cell viability and function in vitro, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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Physicians from Montana Sports Medicine in Butte, Mont., have been monitoring high school football athletes for concussions this past season using the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 and are now poised to make recommendations about concussion management, according to an…
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2010 was an interesting year for all areas of healthcare, including orthopedics and spine. The economy continued to struggle, Medicare’s scheduled sustainable growth rate underwent a number of delays but never received a permanent fix and healthcare reform brought a…
The Joint Commission is investigating Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas after a former Parkland employee underwent a botched knee replacement and had to have her leg amputated, according to a report from The Dallas Morning News.
Brian Ludwig, MD, and Robert Marsh, DO, orthopedic surgeons at OrthoIndy, are now practicing at St. Vincent Jennings Hospital in North Vernon, Ind., according to an OrthoIndy news release.