... 23,918 visits for spine problems. Approximately 58 percent of patients were female, and mean age increased from 49 to 53 years during the study period. The study identified the following five trends ...31 July 2013

... and general orthopedic surgery. More Articles on Orthopedic Surgeons: Do Male or Female Orthopedic Surgeons Earn More? 3 Statistics Dr. Jeffrey Postma Joins Lakeland Healthcare's Community Bone and ...17 July 2013

... The 46,385-square-foot expansion includes 17 examination rooms, a cardiac gym and two x-ray rooms.   More Articles on Orthopedics: Do Male or Female Orthopedic Surgeons Earn More? 3 Statistics Appalachian ...16 July 2013

... Medicine Center in Columbus.   ACL injury in female athletes is one of the most salient issues being addressed by sports medicine physicians focused on injury prevention. Physicians are beginning to ...16 July 2013

... changes on the research and clinical side. There are a lot of areas of research, but probably the most significant are in injury prevention (i.e. concussions, female ACL tears) and cell-based treatments ...15 July 2013

... on Orthopedic Surgeons: Do Male or Female Orthopedic Surgeons Earn More? 3 Statistics Dr. Jeffrey Postma Joins Lakeland Healthcare's Community Bone and Joint Dr. Robert Anderson Performs Surgery on ...15 July 2013

Here are three statistics on what male and female orthopedic surgeons earned in 2012, according to the Medscape Orthopedic Compensation Report: 2013.  In 2012: •    Overall, orthopedic surgeons earned ...15 July 2013

... incidence rate of a second ACL injury was nearly 6 times greater than the rate of ACL injury among the healthy control subjects in that 24-month period. •    Within the ACLR group, female athletes were ...15 July 2013

The National Center for Sports Safety, a non-profit foundation founded by orthopedic surgeon Larry Lemak, MD, has announced a partnership with the University of Georgia in Athens, which will focus on research ...11 July 2013

... team physician of the Phillies. More Articles on Sports Medicine: Dr. Geoffrey Westrich: 4 Points on Hip & Knee Revision Surgery AOSSM Appoints First Female President, Dr. Jo Hannafin Dr. Robert Thompson ...11 July 2013

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine has announced the appointment of Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, as its 42nd and first female ...10 July 2013

... and stability. The study is still seeking patients, both male and female, from ages 21 to 85 with lumbar spinal stenosis and at least six months of prior conservative care. More Articles on Devices: ...08 July 2013

... study published on Online First by The Lancet. Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study of 2,945 adult female participants at 12 fracture clinics across Canada, the U.S., the Netherlands, Denmark ...25 June 2013

... System. Dr. Kube shared two cases examples of patients he treated with SI joint fusion. The first case was a 29-year old female patient that had SI joint pain for 18 months. She failed conservative treatment. ...17 June 2013

... level cervical disc herniation, cervical radiculopathy and failed to respond to conservative treatment. The mean age of the patients was 46. The patient group was 56 percent female and 44 percent male.Patients ...16 June 2013

... improving our surgeries and other treatments for athletes' injuries, but to preventing injuries in the first place. This focus seems most evident among youth and female athletes. I think this is an area ...05 June 2013

Here are seven female spine surgeons who are investors in ambulatory surgery centers, or perform cases at outpatient ASCs. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to ...31 May 2013

... 30 percentFemale orthopedist average compensation2012: 422,000 (20 percent more then male orthopedists—9 percent of respondents were female)2011: $240,000 (36 percent less than male orthopedists)Highest ...31 May 2013

... Medicine. She is affiliated with Scoliosis Research Society, North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Burger was the first female spine surgeon to be selected ...15 May 2013

... surgeon, Dr. Bergin is the author of the award-winning novel, Endings. She discusses how she chose the field of orthopedics, working as a female orthopedic resident in the 1980s and the future of orthopedics. ...07 May 2013