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Keith L Wapner, MD, has been installed as president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, according to a society news release.

Semuloparin, an ultra-low-molecular-weight heparin, was found to reduce the risk of blood clot and death after orthopedic surgery in a recent study led by Ontario's McMaster University professor Alexander Turpie, MD, FACS, according to a McMaster University news release.

Physicians at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York practice a new surgery technique allowing physicians to reconstruct both the flat foot deformity and the deltoid ligament by using the peroneus longus, a calf tendon, for the reconstruction, according…

An orthopedic surgeon with Berkeley (Calif.) Orthopaedic Medical Group, Mark Reiley, MD, is the acclaimed developer of kyphoplasty and the founder of Kyphon, a company that aims to restore spinal function through minimally invasive therapies. Dr. Reiley also developed Inbone,…

The Stone Research Foundation recently published a study which found biologic knee repair, as opposed to artificial replacement, could further slow arthritis progression without limiting the possibility of knee replacement in the future, according to a news release by Stone…

Vishal Mehta, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics, has developed and launched a new web-based tool designed to alert patients of physician office and hospital department wait times.

As reimbursements tighten and costs rise, more orthopedic surgeons are considering merging into large group practices or signing on for hospital employment. Bigger entities can negotiate more favorable contracts, provide more capital for projects, reduce unit costs and attract patients…

Former orthopedic surgeon Tom Price, MD (R-Ga), was elected to congress in Nov. 2004 and re-elected in 2006 and 2008. Prior to going to Washington, he served four terms in the Georgia state senate, and in 2002 he became the…

Former University of Pennsylvania Health System Associate Executive Director Michael Sheerin has been named senior vice president at Rothman Institute, a large orthopedic practice based in Philadelphia, Pa, according to a news release by the Institute.

As the head team physician and orthopedic surgeon for the Atlanta Thrashers NHL hockey team and the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team, Scott Gillogly, MD, knows how to treat a sports injury — and how one feels. He first became…