Month: May 2012

Designed to respond to the user’s thoughts, the Modular Prosthetic Limb provides the functional attributes of a natural limb.

SAN FRANCISCO — Adolescent patients who sustained ACL injuries and had private insurance had significantly greater odds of securing an appointment at orthopedic practices than those with Medicaid, according to a recently presented study. “Access to orthopedic care for children…

Procurement officials lacked knowledge of Medicare coding process; failed to negotiate discounts.

Overuse injuries are nearly 30% of all injuries sustained by college athletes, with a majority (62%) of overuse injuries occurring in female athletes, according to a study published in the Journal of Athletic Training. “Overuse injuries may present not only…

One of the most famous photos of World War II shows a formally dressed Japanese diplomat aboard the US battleship Missouri signing the document that officially ended World War II. The date was Sept. 2, 1945. The signer was Foreign…

In September, I was recruited to help out with a local charity’s orthopedic mission to El Salvador. The Greater Philadelphia chapter of Healing the Children has been sending a team of orthopedic surgeons, podiatrists, anesthetists and nurses to El Salvador…

Despite the decrease observed in visits to the emergency department among patients satisfied with their health care use, spending and overall outcomes, patient satisfaction was associated with increased inpatient use, mortality and drug expenditures. The findings were published in Archives…

James C. Russ, CO, a professor emeritus at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, died on Febuary 25 at the age of 77 years of a heart attack at his home in Glenview, Ill. Russ spent more than 50 years…

Disputes are a fact of life, and in the practice of medicine, with its inherent uncertainty, disputes can sometimes manifest as medical negligence lawsuits. Some commentators believe that there are too many lawsuits related to claims of medical malpractice, and…

Companies that make a previously patented innovation accessible to competitors by free licensing may ultimately increase their overall likelihood of improving on the breakthrough, while also raising profits for the original innovator and market welfare, according to a study by…