Here are 10 clinical and operational statistics on knee arthroscopy, according to a 2011 clinical study of the procedure including results from 40 organizations that performed a combined total of more than 11,000 procedures annually.
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Ron Israelski, MD, is coordinating a shipment of old equipment to support orthopedic surgery in Haiti, according to a Times Herald-Record report.
Miami Heat Guard Dwyane Wade announced he will no longer be participating in the Olympic Games in London in order to undergo surgery on his left knee, according to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel report.
The American College of Sports Medicine has launched an online platform that allows healthcare professionals to obtain continuing education credits.
Here are eight pain management programs that have been launched, acquired or developed in the last several months.
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Nearly 1,800 patients will be left to seek alternative sources for treatment following the shuttering of an Iowa Health pain clinic this Friday, according to a Des Moines Register report.
A New Hampshire program started in 2008 to curb drug addiction has led to a significant drop in painkiller prescriptions for prison inmates, according to a Nashua Telegraph report.
At a session at the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, Ed Hetrick, president and CEO, Facility Development & Management; Jeff Leland, CEO, Blue Chip Surgical Partners; Danny Bundren, CDA, JD, vice president of development and operations,…
In the Medscape Insurer Ratings Report 2011, physicians listed the companies with the greatest frequency of denials, with United Healthcare at the front of the pack. The responses were collected from 10,214 physician surveys and included only those that specified…
Albert Accettola, Jr., MD, and Joseph Suarez, MD, orthopedic surgeons with Orthopaedic Associates of New York in Staten Island, have retired, according to a Staten Island Advance report.