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Frederick M. Azar, MD, chief of staff at Campbell Clinic in Memphis, was recently elected the second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to an AAOS news release.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have delayed Stage 2 of meaningful use of electronic health records one year until Oct. 1, 2013, according to an AHA report.

A study published in Military Magazine found stellate ganglion blocks relieved symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in 75 percent of patients, according to a news release.

A new study measures the assumptions of athletes, coaches and parents about ulnar collateral ligament surgery, showing most have incorrect expectations of outcomes following the procedure, according to a news release from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine news…

Franklin Sim, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and professor of orthopedics at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was recently recognized with the Diversity Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to an AAOS news release.

Martin O'Malley, MD, and Riley Williams, III, MD, team physician for the New Jersey Nets, performed foot surgery on Nets forward Shawne Williams, according to a Sacramento Bee report.

Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City recently formed a partnership with a Brazilian managed care provider to create an orthopedics specialty hospital in Rio de Janeiro, according to a hospital news release.

Johnson & Johnson and the University of Queensland's Institute of Molecular Bioscience drug development program will co-develop drugs for the treatment of chronic pain using parts of spider venom, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

The Orthopaedic & Spine Institute in San Antonio has added chronic pain management to its offerings, according to a news release.

A Deloitte report has found that 85 percent of physicians believe electronic health records are valuable for quality and improvements for patient care however, more than 65 percent of physicians do not believe EHRs improve diagnosis accuracy or treatment planning,…