Kenneth A. Pettine, MD, is a spine surgeon and the founder of The Spine Institute and Loveland (Colo.) Surgery Center and Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine.
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The American Medical Association announced the first phase of its new Improving Health Outcomes initiative: preventing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and improving health outcomes for people with these conditions.
Hallett Mathews, MD, MBA, is the Executive Vice president and Chief Medical Officer of New York City-based Paradigm Spine, LLC, a non-fusion spinal implant and device technology manufacturer. Dr. Mathews is also a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon.
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Triangle Orthopaedic Associates announced that it has completed renovations at its office in Smithfield, N.C.
Ross J. Richer, MD, of Orthopaedic Specialty Group in Fairfield, Conn., was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons during the AAOS 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago, March 19-23, according to a press release.
Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are increasingly becoming available and are being used as a therapeutic alternative for patients with osteoarthritis, according to a study published in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare.
Mandatory gloving in pediatric units was associated with a 25 percent lower risk of healthcare-acquired infections, according to a study in Pediatrics.
Benvenue Medical's Kiva vertebral compression fracture treatment system and Blazer vertebral augmentation system were named by Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management as innovative minimally invasive treatments for VCFs.