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Sports medicine physician Benjamin Thompson, MD, has joined Milton (Mass.) Hospital, according to a Patriot Ledger news report.

Osteochondral graft placement in a congruent position restores part of the contact mechanics of the ankle joint during autologous osteochondral transplantation of the talus, but unique characteristics of the donor or the patient may cause problems, according to a report…

James Higgins, MD, chief of Union Memorial Hospital's Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, is performing a new hand surgery procedure using a technique he learned abroad while fulfilling the Godina Traveling Fellowship from the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery…

The shoulder specialty has developed significantly over the past few decades, and more surgeons are now able to conduct research and focus their practices on shoulder-related injuries and conditions. Anthony Romeo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a challenge to software application developers to create a Facebook application that would aid emergency preparedness and response, according to an HHS news release.

AnazaoHealth has partnered with Neal Rouzier, MD, to provide "Mastering the Protocols for Optimization of Hormone Replacement Therapy," a series of medical seminars which will be given at locations around the country, according to an AnazoaHealth report.

Duke University in Durham, N.C., has acquired five BiowavePRO Neuromodulation Pain Therapy Systems for use by certified athletic trainers, according to a Biowave news release.

Express Diagnostics recently partnered with Pharmatech Laboratories to create a comprehensive drug testing program designed to assist physicians in assessing their patients' pharmacological status, according to an Express Diagnostics news release.

James Andrews, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, is helping lead efforts to bring the Greenbrier Medical Institute to the Greenbrier Resort in Seebert, W.V., which will include a large sports medicine component, according to a West Virginia Public Broadcasting report. 

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Sports Medicine in Pensacola, Fla., performed a season-ending arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Kevin Hart. Mr. Hart previously underwent shoulder surgery for a torn labrum last May.