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Kansas hospital to close next month

By Ayla Ellison Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy health system has announced it will close Mercy Hospital Independence (Kan.) next month, according to a KTUL report. READ MORE HERE

Cheaper surgical option for osteoporosis patients: 4 key points

By Megan Wood Researchers at Baylor Research Institute in Dallas found that the lesser expensive vertebroplasty is just as effective as the more common kyphoplasty for osteoporosis patients. The Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery published the study. The study examined 59 patients who

Spine Surgery: Findings Could Cut Costs for Osteoporosis Patients, Facilities

Newswise — New findings from Baylor’s interventional radiology department have shown that a more expensive option isn’t necessarily more effective for spine augmentation. Currently, nearly three in four osteoporosis patients with vertebral fractures undergo kyphoplasty, a minimally-invasive technique used to

Lenox Hill hospital’s sports medicine institute to get $5.9M upgrade: 5 key notes

By Megan Wood The Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City will move to a newly renovated location in the Upper East Side, according to Crain’s New York Business. Here are five

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings (NVIV) Has Broken Out To A 2-Week High

(RTTNews.com) – InVivo Therapeutics Holdings (NVIV) announced Tuesday morning that it has enrolled its fifth patient in its pilot study of its Neuro-Spinal Scaffold implant in patients with acute thoracic spinal cord injury. InVivo Therapeutics gapped up at the open

An Engineer, an Innovator and an Entrepreneur: Meet NCE Alumni Alex Khowaylo, Class of 1963

Alex Khowaylo spent his childhood living in a displaced person’s camp in Germany.  During World War II, his father joined the Ukrainian underground and fought against the Soviet Army. But when the Soviet’s won, his family had to flee.  Either

InVivo Therapeutics Announces Enrollment of Fifth Patient in Pilot Spinal Cord Injury Study

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced that the fifth patient has been enrolled in the company’s ongoing pilot study of its investigational Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ implant in patients with acute thoracic spinal cord injury at the Keck Hospital of University of

Shubert Chang dies at 47; made prosthetic limbs, shoes for kids

It was by accident that Shubert Chang chose a career in the medical profession. He lost his left leg in a motorcycle wreck in North Miami Beach when he was 15. “That sent my career down a different road,” Chang

Gender, preoperative tendon status linked with poorer results after arthroscopic extensor carpi radialis brevis release

By Monica Jaramillo This retrospective review of data for patients with chronic refractory lateral epicondylitis treated with arthroscopic extensor carpi radialis brevis release showed significantly improved clinical outcomes and indicated patient gend…

Stability was similar after anatomic double-bundle ACLR in knees with differing amounts of hyperextension

By Monica Jaramillo Recently published data showed that anatomic double-bundle ACL reconstruction in cases of extreme knee hypertension may result in postoperative rotational and anterior stability that is similar to that of cases of normal or mild kne…

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