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The Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia in Jesup has opened a new facility which includes an ASC, according to a news release from the organization.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons board of directors approved and released a clinical practice guideline recommending against vertebroplasty as a treatment for spinal fractures, according to an AAOS news release.
Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center has been cited by CMS for failure to have the recommended amount of dantrolene in its ASC, according to a report by the San Bernardino County Sun.