Richard Rothman, MD, founder of Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, has experienced success in growing his orthopedic practice to encompass 14 locations in the Delaware Valley area over the past few years. He originally founded Rothman Institute in 1970 with the…
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CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Listed below are 17 orthopedic procedures (by CPT code and description) that should include the use of implants according to…
Penn Orthopaedics has partnered with Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, Del., to create a resident program in Delaware, according to a Bayhealth news release.
The application of tranexamic acid directly into the surgical wound after total knee arthroplasty reduces postoperative bleeding by 20-25 percent, resulting in 16-17 percent higher postoperative hemoglobin levels, according to an article published in The Journal of Bone and Joint…
Joint replacement, currently a critical service for many hospitals and the bellwhether indicator for the entire orthopedic service line, is expected to become even more valuable for hospitals as an aging population increases the demand for these procedures.
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Leigh Ann Curl, MD, a physician with MedStar SportsHealth in Columbia, Md., has earned many honors during her career in sports medicine and broke through several barriers in a field dominated by men. She is the first female head team…
Here is a list of orthopedic and sports medicine physicians who serve as team physicians to National Basketball Association teams. Information was not available for all physicians and teams.
While several research groups are developing football equipment and helmets to lessen the damage from physical contact during football games, a concussion-proof helmet is not a realistic goal, said the founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center sports…
The transtibial double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a single sling is a viable procedure, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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