Here is the average intra-operative surgery time for a knee arthroscopy (CPT 29881) in an ASC, by the number of cases the ASC performs each month, according to data from Genascis.
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Gbolahan Okubadejo, MD, has been named head of the newly opened Comprehensive Spine Institute of New Jersey , according to the Jersey City Independent.
Muhammad Akhtar, MD, has joined the Adena Bone & Joint Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, according to the Chillicothe Gazette.
In today's world it is important for physicians to distinguish themselves in their specialties. President of Phildadelphia-based Rothman Institute and Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Rothman Institute Todd Albert, MD, says the most important elements in distinguishing top…
Orthopedic and trauma surgeon Gordon Cromwell, Jr., MD, was recently named chief of staff at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash. The position may be new, but the location isn't: Dr. Cromwell has been with Harrison for 33 years. During…
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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…