Uncategorized

The University of West Alabama implemented an athletic training outreach program for administrators, coaches and healthcare providers aimed at improving evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation and injury referral regarding young athletes, according to a Demopolis Times report.

Karen Hackett, CEO of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Rosemont, Ill., has been described as a leader who can see the big picture. In 2009, Ms. Hackett won the Association Forum's Samuel B. Shapiro Award, which is given…

The Gordon Jewish Community Center and Baptist Sports Medicine in Nashville, Tenn., have collaborated to create an outpatient rehabilitation clinic, according to a Tennessean report.

R. Michael Gross, MD, a shoulder specialist at GIKK Ortho Specialists in Omaha, Neb., describes two issues he finds most concerning.

Steven Ballinger, MD, recently joined Samaritan Mid-Valley Orthopedics in Albany, Ore. He previously held private solo practices in Arcata, Calif., and Nacogdoches, Texas, where he used his own experience as an elite athlete to inform his work on sports injuries.

The FDA issued 39 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in June, according to an FDA report.

Thomas Graham, MD, has been named Cleveland Clinic Innovations chairman, according to a Medcity News report.

John Dietz, MD, chairman of Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital in Indianapolis, discusses four successful cost-reduction strategies.

The FDA issued 30 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in May, according to a report by the FDA.

Michael Pryce, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Ohio, is running for the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by the retirement of Senator George Voinovich.