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This article is written by Douglas Smith, MD, president of Musculoskeletal Imaging Consultants.Head injuries are a ubiquitous part of competitive sports and sports medicine. The annual incidence of mild traumatic brain injury in football ranges from 4-20 percent and there…

We hope you enjoy this issue of Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review. This issue features expertise of some of the nation's leading spine, orthopedic and pain management physicians. This issue includes several feature articles, such as:

The sports medicine implant market is expected to grow from $1 billion in 2011 to $1.6 billion by 2018, at a compound annual growth rate of 6.7 percent, according to a recent assessment by GlobalData.

Andover Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group has opened a new office location in Dingmans Ferry, Pa.

Paul Cain, MD, has reached his 25th anniversary with Central Maine Orthopaedics in Auburn.

Florida has reduced the number of pain management clinics in the state by half since 2010, according to a department of health news release.

Scientists at Northwestern University have determined that patients' emotional responses to injury can indicate their risk for chronic pain, according to a Medical News Today report.

Jeremy Scarlett, MD, a pain management physician with Advanced Pain Management in Milwaukee, Wis., discusses the pros and cons of pain management in Accountable Care Organizations. While accountable care organizations could include several different models, their purpose is to coordinate…

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons who recently performed or will perform surgery on professional athletes. 1. Miami Heat Guard Dwyane Wade announced he will no longer be participating in the Olympic Games in London in order to undergo surgery on…

Christopher Smith, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Methodist Orthopaedic Specialists of Texas, is among the first surgeons to perform a partial knee replacement with customized implants, according to an Ultimate Fort Bend report.