... implanted MagnetOs Granules and MagnetOs Putty into 25 adult female Merino sheep who underwent posterolateral spinal fusion at L2-3 and L4-5 levels with instrumentation. 2. The study authors assessed ...10 December 2018

... was statistically significant but not clinically important. 2. Female patients reported more pain preoperatively and one month postoperatively. 3. Older patients had greater pain, disability and worse ...07 December 2018

More than half of female applicants have been asked inappropriate questions at orthopedic surgery residency interviews, according to a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. ...04 December 2018

... surgery experience a significant reduction in knee pain. 3. More than half — 63 percent — of knee replacement surgeries were performed on female patients in 2008. More articles on orthopedics: Dr. ...28 November 2018

... and at six weeks, 12 weeks and six months postoperatively.  2. Researchers determined no minimum clinically important difference achievement at six months postoperatively between male and female patients. ...16 November 2018

T.S. Kanaka, PhD, 86, passed away Nov. 14. She was the first female neurosurgeon in Asia and the third female neurosurgeon in the world, The Hindu reports. Dr. Kanaka was a pioneer of stereotactic ...16 November 2018

... to Fox 11. Here are three things to know: 1. Local female surgeons and engineers conducted mock surgery sessions and lectures for current medical and high school students. 2. According to The Perry ...12 November 2018

... had a significantly higher rate of ipsilateral graft injuries — 3.40 percent — compared to 2.26 percent of female patients. More articles on sports medicine: California high school district names new ...09 November 2018

Salary disparity between male and female general surgeons is due to women underestimating their future earning power and differing approaches to salary negotiation, according to a new LA BioMed study. ...01 November 2018

... Kitsap Sun.   Larry Iversen, an orthopedic surgeon who has not practiced medicine since 2011, had prescribed non-narcotic medications to a female minor with whom he was allegedly engaged in a relationship. ...25 October 2018

... role, she led clinical service development and reorganized strategic business planning. 5. Dr. Burger is the first female orthopedic surgeon from South Africa. She earned her medical degree from the ...25 October 2018

... are five things to know: 1. Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center observed the effect a Q30 Innovations specialized neck Q-Collar had on high school female soccer players. The neck ...18 October 2018

... surgery, Dr. Lanman became the first spine surgeon to restore movement in a patients' neck. 2. Dr. Lanman performed the new procedure on a female golfer. The patient had three fused discs in her neck. ...16 October 2018

Female ankylosing spondylitis patients do not respond as well to biologic treatment as their male counterparts, according to a study presented at the International Congress on Spondyloarthritides 2018 ...10 October 2018

...  2. Female physicians comprised 35 percent of respondents and reported slightly lower satisfaction with their careers and pay than their male counterparts. 3. Nearly one-third — 30 percent — of surveyed ...26 September 2018

... physicians are in private practice, down from 48 percent in the 2014 survey. 6. Male physicians see 12 percent more patients per day than female physicians. Female physicians see more Medicaid patients ...24 September 2018

Female neurosurgeons account for 5 percent of neurosurgeons in the U.S., according to 3WEARTV. With such a sparse number, it's uncommon for two female neurosurgeons to practice at the same hospital. ...19 September 2018

... 1st female neurosurgeon president: 4 highlights Shelly Timmons, MD, is the American Association of Neurological Surgeons’ new president. Click here to continue. Dr. James Sanfilippo performs the most ...17 September 2018

Women make up 6.5 percent of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons members, according to an article in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The specialty societies with the fewest female members ...14 September 2018

... NCAA athletes is 1 in 54,000 athletes per year. The exertion-related risk in a male athlete is 1 in 38,000 and for a female athlete is 1 in 122,000. The study authors concluded cardiovascular screening ...28 August 2018