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A new survey of a limited sampling of physicians by KantarHealth Research finds that 57 percent believe health reform would have a negative impact on their businesses, while about a quarter think the impact would be positive, according to a…

Wright Medical Group has launched its Dynasty Biofoam Acetabular Cup System, according to a release from Wright Medical.

Allegan (Mich.) General Hospital has opened a new orthopedic unit with a "Joint Academy" program that helps speed up recovery from hip and knee replacements, according to a release from Allegan General Hospital.

Foundation Surgical Hospital in Bellaire, Texas, is the only hospital in the state of Texas to receive the combination of being ranked in the top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for patient experience and in the top 5…

A recent report by Irving Levin Associates found that a total of 233 mergers and acquisitions were announced in the healthcare industry during the third quarter of 2009, and the dollars spent on these deals surged 38 percent since the…

Summit Orthopedics in Woodbury, Minn., recently opened a new 29,000 square-foot facility and hosted an open house to allow patients and community members to view the practice's newest location, according to a report by the Woodbury Bulletin.

The North American Spine Society has released comments in response to two studies recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the effectiveness of vertebroplasty, according to an NASS news release.

U.S. hospitals showed wide gaps in complications in orthopedic procedures, according to the 2009 HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study.

Ronald Mann, MD, formerly a solo orthopedic surgeon, has joined Westchester Health, a two-year-old multispecialty practice with 60 physicians, based in Katonah, N.Y., according to a report in the Journal News.

US Spine has launched the Facet Gun Max, the latest iteration of its patented Facet Fixation platform, according to a release from US Spine.