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Significantly more chondral damage occurs when using bioabsorbable meniscus arrows for fixation during meniscal repair, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Orthopedic Consultants & Alvine Foot and Ankle Center and Avera Medical Group, both of Sioux Falls, S.D., have partnered to create a new entity — CORE Orthopedics Avera Medical Group — to serve the hospital's orthopedic patients, according to a…

Richard G. Fessler, MD, a professor of neurosurgery Northwestern University, has pioneered several spine surgery techniques, including microendoscopic discectomy and microendoscopic compression of lumbar stenosis. He has also earned a place as a leader in spine surgery by being the…

James Andrews, of the Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., recently consulted Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre on an ankle injury, according to various reports.

There is little difference among the centrifuge systems currently available to separate blood for use in PRP injections, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Professional basketball players could be at a higher risk of injury from playing consecutive games and spending time on the road, according to an article published in Medill Reports Chicago.

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Todd J. Albert, MD, spine surgeon and president of Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, is a clear leader in his field. He also serves as the James Edwards professor and chair of the orthopedic surgery department at Jefferson Medical College of…

Rob LaParade, MD, a physician with The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., was recently featured in an article for Let's Play Hockey about treating quadriceps contusions for athletes.

Regional Hospital of Jackson (Tenn.) has opened its renovated orthopedic center designed to encourage patients to get out of bed and move around sooner after surgery, according to a story published in the Jackson Sun.