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421. Colorado Bill Focuses on Youth Concussion Management
A bill proposed to the Colorado State Legislature, named for a 14-year-old high school football player who died as a result of a concussion, would require coaches in Colorado schools, sports clubs and ...14 February 2011 -
422. Oklahoma Bill Protects Medical Professionals Volunteering at School Athletic Events
... The bill, authored by state congressman Joe Dorman (D-Rush Springs), was introduced after a football player didn't receive immediate attention that could have saved his life and died from a head injury ...18 January 2011 -
423. Dr. Mayfield Harris, Founding Member of AOSSM, Dies at 86
Mayfield Harris, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and founding member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, recently died at age 86, according to a Palo Alto Daily News report. During ...07 January 2011 -
424. 8 New Studies Impacting Spine Surgery
Here are eight recent studies impacting spine surgeons. 1. Combined Posterior-Anterior Approach Effective for Treating Spinal Tumors. Researchers studied six aggressive benign tumors and four solitary ...06 January 2011 -
425. Study Shows Mini-Open Lateral Approach to Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment for Thoracic Spine Tumor Removal Effective
... residual tumors at the follow-up visit. Two patients died during the study as a result of other metastases. Among the other patients, the visual analog scale improved from 7.7 to 2.9 on average, and the ...23 December 2010 -
426. Former Medtronic CEO Winston Wallin Dies
Former Medtronic chairman and CEO Winston Wallin died yesterday, according to a company news release. Mr. Wallin joined the Medtronic board of directors in 1978 and later became CEO. During his time ...21 December 2010 -
427. Researchers Recommend Angiography After Spine Surgery
... vessel injury. The researchers found that three of the four patients who did not receive the angiography died during the postoperative period while five of the patients experienced significant complications. ...10 August 2010 -
428. CT Scans May Detect Upper Spine Injuries
... but died within 21 days of arrival. The study found 30 percent of these injuries were to the upper spine and surrounding areas, thus possibly detectable by CT scans. Retrospectively, the researchers found ...28 July 2010 -
429. Former Chief of Neurosurgery at Baltimore's St. Agnes Hospital Dies
Henry Shuey, MD, a neurosurgeon with a practice in Baltimore who served as chief of neurosurgery at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, has died, according to a Baltimore Sun report. The 62-year-old ...01 July 2010 -
430. Father and Son Charged in Miami Medicare Fraud Scheme
... involved were actually cooperating government witnesses. Information also alleges that after Feb. 2008, when a complicit supervising physician working for Ernesto Angel Montaner died of natural causes, ...26 April 2010 -
431. Inventor, 'American Journal of Orthopaedics' Columnist Charles Sorbie Dead at Age 78
Orthopedic Surgeon Charles Sorbie, MB, ChB, FRCS(E), a columnist for the American Journal of Orthopaedics, recently died at age 78 from a skiing accident, according to a report by the Kingston Whig-Standard. ...08 April 2010 -
432. Wisconsin Senate Approves Bill to Expand Medical Malpractice Claims
The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would allow parents of adult children to sue medical providers for pain and suffering if their children died as a result of medical negligence, according to ...21 January 2010 -
433. 23 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic and Spine Programs
... clubfoot treatment who died recently at age 95. The medical center has more than 760 staff physicians and dentists, 1,565 nurses and 4,640 other staff. Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital (Rochester, ...23 November 2009 -
434. Atlanta Orthopedic Surgeon William Vanderyt Dies at Age 60
William J. Vanderyt, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Atlanta, has died at age 60 of brain cancer, according to an obituary by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Born in the Netherlands, Dr. Vanderyt ...16 November 2009 -
435. New Jersey Orthopedic Surgeon Rodney Cranston Dies at Age 66
Rodney W. Cranston, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Ridgewood, N.J., has died, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Dr. Cranston, 66, had privileges at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and had his own private ...13 November 2009 -
436. Biomedical Inventor at Purdue Dies at Age 88
Leslie Geddes, PhD, a former bioengineering professor at Purdue University who is credited with more than 30 patents for biomedical devices, has died at age 88, according to a release from Purdue. He ...27 October 2009 -
437. Orthopedic Surgeon Who Developed Clubfoot Treatment Dead at 95
Ignacio Ponseti, MD, a former orthopedic surgeon at the University of Iowa who developed a nonsurgical means of treating clubfoot in babies, has died at age 95, according to an obituary in the Iowa City ...19 October 2009 -
438. Jack M. Walker, MD, Co-Founder of Orthopedics Practice, Dies at Age 85
Orthopedic surgeon Jack M. Walker, MD, died recently at age 85, according to an obituary in the StarPress. Dr. Walker founded Central Indiana Orthopedics in Muncie, Ind. in 1950 with Leland Brown, ...05 October 2009 -
439. Fourth Synthes Executive Pleads Guilty to Illegal Clinical Trials
A fourth executive from West Chester, Pa.-based Synthes pleaded guilty to charges originating with illegal clinical trials the company performed on Norian XR, a bone cement, in which three patients died, ...17 August 2009 -
440. Two Synthes Executives Plead Guilty to Approving Illegal Clinical Trials
... of fractures in the vertebrae on 200 patients without their consent from Dec. 2001-late 2004. According to the report, three patients died. Norian XR is not approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration ...21 July 2009