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The research team at the Joint Replacement Institute at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles has received The Hip Society's Frank Stinchfield Award, according to a practice news release.

The Leadership Development Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has selected 10 new fellows for the Leadership Fellows Program in 2012-2013, according to a report in AAOS Now.

Michael Puchowicz, MD, recently joined Summit Healthcare Sports Medicine and Pediatrics, according to a WMIC Central news report.

Prolonged recovery from thigh muscle injury in youth soccer players was increased with age and contact mechanism, according to a study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In April 2011, the Office of National Drug Control Policy declared the American opioid abuse problem an epidemic. Robert Saenz, CEO of Tulsa Pain Consultants, president of VIP Medical Consulting and former Federal agent, says physicians need to be more…

Marty Isbell, MD, of Raleigh Orthopaedic at Rex Hospital, recently performed knee surgery on Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen, according to a Charlotte Observer report.

Seventy-six percent of small- and medium-sized medical and dental offices intend to purchase tablets in the next 12 months, according to a DOTmed report.

Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, recently performed shoulder surgery on Boston Red Sox fielder Ryan Kalish, according to a Boston Globe news report.

Epidural steroid injections significantly increase blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes, but the effect lasts less than two days, according to findings published in Spine.

NeurogesX, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel pain management therapies, appointed Ronald A. Martell as president, CEO and a member of the board, according to a news release.