Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon, Spine Specialist, discusses whether surgeons are accurately diagnosing lumbar disc pathology before proceeding to spinal fusion or artificial disc insertion. There has been…
Kim Hunter-Schaedle, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of the Children’s Tumor Foundation, discusses therapeutic options for neurofibromatosis and their progression from surgery, chemotherapy or bracing/amputation to targeted drug treatments.…
Chad Deal, MD, Rheumatologist, Head, Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, Cleveland Clinic, discusses a new antiresorptive agent for osteoporosis, denosumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that…
Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD, Director, Plastic Surgery Research, Head, Microsurgery Training, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the techinical challenges of face transplants versus hand transplants, citing the difficulty of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The daily use of strontium ranelate can reduce the risk of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women, between 50 and 65 years of age,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A brief discussion among members of the operating room team just before surgery begins to outline the procedure and review important components can…
Dr. Robin Felder, PhD, Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology at the University of Virginia Health System, talks about the latest developments in regenerative medicine…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than half of a cohort of over 180 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) required orthopedic surgery, and one quarter underwent at least…
Casey Kerrigan, MD, MS, Department Chair, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, discusses the importance of gait mechanics. References and Resources…
Kathya M. Zinszer, DPM, Associate Professor of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, discusses heel pain syndrome. References and Resources Pribut SM. Current approaches to the…