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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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…
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…