2013 has been a year filled with news impacting the world of orthopaedics. Terry Canale, MD, Editor-in-Chief of AAOS Now, has compiled a top ten
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An aging population in China combined with a growing middle class will affect U.S. imports of U.S. made medical devices according to Michael Taylor, Senior
The AO Surgery Reference is a comprehensive portal of surgical knowledge that includes hundreds of surgical procedures and approaches, tools to help make surgical decisions,
Almost everyone will be affected by the Affordable Care Act in one way or another. For many, it will mean an abundance of new patients
In an interview with Medscape’s Dr. Eric J. Topol, editor in chief, Dr Atul Gawande discusses his journey from medical school to working in the
In a study by JBJS conducted with orthopaedic surgeons in December 2013, 19% report using Facebook for professional purposes, and 39% report using LinkedIn. Only
The Internet has fundamentally changed how orthopaedic surgeons discover and share information, but it has also put greater emphasis on the need for quality information.
Here are a few excerpts from the JBJS conversation with Dr. Jo Hannafin, President of AOSSM (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine). JBJS: You were
If you are a sales rep in the pharma market, 6 minutes may be as long as you get with your customer, often while standing
When patients don’t show up for their scheduled surgery, many costs are incurred that cannot be recouped, including the OR staff, the anesthesiology team, and