surgeons
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Robotics
Drs. Alex Vaccaro, Charles Fisher: The State of the Spine
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. What happens when two spine surgeons go over their peers’ work with surgical precision? Ideally, more…
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Spine
Top-Trained Spine Surgeons Advise on CentersforArtificialDisc.com When to Consider Artificial Disc Replacement in 2021
DENVER, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — If you’ve been told you have a herniated disc, you probably have also been told you…
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Extremities
Exactech Expands Active Intelligence® Portfolio with Chime Clinical Exchange App
December 14, 2020 GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and smart solutions for joint replacement…
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Spine
Surgeons’ Expectations More Accurate Than Patients’ Expectations in Predicting Patient-Reported Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Surgery
NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Surgeons’ preoperative expectations were more accurate than patients’ expectations in predicting patient-reported outcomes two years after…
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Recon
“Clear” Cut Off Points Can Predict Postoperative Destination after TSA
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Noting that shoulder arthroplasty is increasing at a rate faster than hip and knee arthroplasty, a…
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Extremities
Mount Sinai Expands into Westchester County, New York
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Not that spending hours on a train or bus can’t be fun…but now, orthopedic patients in…
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Sports Medicine
AOSSM President, Michael Ciccotti, MD Talks Leadership: “All Together Now”
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we have heard, “We are in this together.” That could also…
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COVID-19
Pandemic Preparedness Among Spine Surgeons: Major Work in Progress
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. “Learn from yesterday, live for today,” said Albert Einstein. Alas, it’s pretty tough to follow…
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Hospitals
Wear a Skirt=Physically Incapable of Performing Surgery?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. What happens when a team of investigators descends on a sports medicine clinic with pictures…
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Recon
Is 50% of the Literature Wrong?
by Elizabeth Hoffheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. As full-time editor-in-chief of Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery; Arthroscopy Techniques; and…
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Spine
Indication Stretching in Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: A Problem?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion How far can you stretch indications before they “break?” A…
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Extremities
Finally…Standardization in Residency Training
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A uniform residency training curriculum for the entire United States…it’s time, say the American Academy…
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Spine
When Surgeons Wear Stress Monitors During Procedures…
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In South Korea, it’s not always the patients who have all the monitors on during…
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Hospitals
OrthoGrid, Osso VR Teaming Up to Bring Clarity, Accuracy to the OR
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. OrthoGrid Systems, Inc, a company offering AI-powered surgical guidance applications, has teamed up with Osso…
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Sports Medicine
The MOON Cohort at 18: ACLR Research at Its Finest
Kurt Spindler, M.D. by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Years ago, a young surgeon just out of orthopedic fellowship hit a…
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