The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is offering a postdoctoral spine surgery fellowship to begin August 1, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA. This spine fellowship is a comprehensive experience in spinal surgery.A successful candidate must be eligible to obtain...
IRVINE, Calif. - Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI), one of the largest providers of orthopedic care in the nation, has been named a “2017 Top Workplace” by The Orange County Register, making it one of the only hospitals included in the 2017 rankings.The Orange County...
A study conducted in Australia and Canada and published online in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery attempts to identify normative patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) values for healthy patients. The researchers surveyed 653 individuals without dominant shoulder...
Data from a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggest that surgical patients’ postdischarge opioid use may be predicted by usage the day prior to discharge. The authors reviewed information on 33 opioid naïve inpatients discharged to...
A study published online in the journal Spine analyzes medical liability claims associated with incidental durotomy. The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study of 48 dural tear-related medical liability cases. They found that 56.3 percent resulted in a ruling in...
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Geisinger Health System is offering an international postdoctoral research fellowship opportunity for a physician interested in advancing research in the field of orthopaedics.The paid, full time position is a one year fellowship to begin...
A study published in the December issue of the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research suggests that the manner in which missing data are handled may influence the results of spine studies based on database information. The researchers reviewed data on 88,471...
According to a study published online in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, clinician denial of certain patient requests may negatively impact patient satisfaction. The researchers conducted a cross-sectional, observational study of 1,319 outpatient visits (1,141 adult...
A study published online in The American Journal of Sports Medicine examines factors linked to acceptable outcomes following hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). The authors conducted a case-control study of 386 patients who underwent primary hip...