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Barry Callahan, MD, is a renowned orthopedic hand surgeon at the Alabama Bone & Joint Clinic. He spoke to Becker's on the future of hand surgery and research despite a decreasing investor base.

VMG Health Intellimarker compiled statistics on the number of staff present at 201 freestanding ASCs from across the United States. These are the numbers for outpatient, primarily orthopedic centers.

A study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine claims that runners who received hip arthroscopy treatment for femoroacetabular impingement returned to running 8.5 months after treatment 95 percent of the time.

Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center became the first in the state to inject AST-OPC1 into the spinal cord a recently paralyzed man as part of a new clinical trial, according to a Life Science Daily report.

July/August 2016 Issue of Becker’s Spine Review ON THE COVER Minimally Invasive Spine’s Promising Future — Key Insight From SMISS President Dr. Greg AndersonAlthough still debated, minimally invasive spine surgery is gaining popularity with the flow of new research espousing…

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association claims that Medicare payments for low extremity joint replacement declined $1,166 more in hospitals participating in a bundled payments initiative, while clinical outcomes remained the same. 

MRIs are expensive, time-consuming and unnecessary for patients 40-years-old or older who are suffering from knee pain, according to a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Medscape reports.

Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Medical Center recently launched a new concussion program that brings together several specialists to examine concussed athletes, CBS Chicago reports.

Seattle-based University of Washington released a report on Sept. 16, offering a conclusion regarding the conduct of neurosurgeon Richard Ellenbogen, MD, in relation to the National Institutes of Health's $16 million head trauma grant, according to The Seattle Times.

On Sept. 15, the Chicago Cubs became the first MLB team to clinch a division title in the 2016 season, according to ESPN.