Pop Warner youth football, an organization service 280,000 children nationwide, recently announced that players and cheerleaders suffering concussions must have clearance signed by a medical professional trained in injury before returning to play, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
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The University of Miami recently received a $5 million donation to construct a two-story athletic complex which will include an enlarged sports medicine facility, according to a Miami Herald report.
Simon Lee, MD, and Johnny Lin, MD, physicians in the foot and ankle department at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently provided free foot screenings to the local homeless population as part of a program sponsored by Soles4Souls, according…
Here is a list of 30 orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons that recently began practicing at new locations.
The following spine surgeons are recognized by Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine Review as leaders in their field.
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Jeffrey R. McConnell, MD, is a physician with Philadelphia's OAA Orthopaedic Specialists' Pennsylvania Spine and Scoliosis Institute. He is one of the leaders of "Operation Straight Spine," a charitable mission project that provides spinal treatment for the underserved population in…
Orthopedic spine, neurological and sports medicine surgeons were among the top five highest-paid specialties in 2009, according to MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data.
Sharif A. Abdus-Salaam, MD, has joined Methodist South Hospital's Memphis Shoulder and Orthopedic Surgery practice, according to a Daily News report.
Richard Steadman, MD, physician and co-founder of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., will be one of the surgeons performing surgery on the NBA Portland Trail Blazers' Greg Oden next week for a microfracture in his left knee, according to…
Youth pitchers have a 5 percent chance of sustaining a serious throwing injury within 10 years of play, and pitching more than 100 innings in a year significantly increases the risk of injury, according to a study published in The…