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Rich Mueller, formerly with AcroMed, Theken and NuVasive, is Life Spine’s new President and CEO. Great news for the future of microinvasive spine surgery. Check it out!
Your Critical Vote coming up. Get informed. Make an objective decision. SUPPORT your Academy and Society. Here is your GUIDE to the AAOS proposed Bylaws changes.
Obese back pain patients, with comorbidities. Most surgeons stay away. But, new study of 58,000 patients finds cervical disc arthroplasty as safe or safer than cervical disc fusion in obese patients.
Albert DaCosta’s heartfelt note to colleagues and friends the day after his sale to Zimmer closed…was beautiful. We reprint ...
It’s THE fight for the soul of science. Dr. Lucina Uddin, world renowned neuroscientist, sued ALL major journal publishers ...
New non-opioid pain killer get FDA approval for acute pain. Patients are taking note. Also demonstrated efficacy, just not ...
New Stanford and UPenn study found up to 66% of patient comorbidities missed at the initial patient admission stage. Why? How ...
Do robots and NAV make surgeons dumber? Unfortunately, there is no clear answer and it’s an ongoing debate among spine and ...
Who is the highest paid Ortho CEO? No surprise, it’s Kevin Lobo, CEO of the highest sales and profit generating ortho company ...
Where else will you find sessions devoted to AI Pros AND Cons, the business of surgery, and so many more great topics for ...
Senior author William Long, M.D., a hip and knee surgeon at HSS, told OTW, “We looked at the 40-year outcomes of a cohort of 88 young patients who underwent total knee replacement for osteo and ...