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Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Enhancing Clinical Outcomes

Less invasive spine procedures can reduce adverse events and improve clinical outcomes, taking advantage of new imaging technologies and protocols.

Orthopaedics, Spine

Article February 26, 2018

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Infection Care Costs after THA Greatly Exceed Expectations

Care costs to society calculated for periprosthetic joint infections after total hip arthroplasty are over three times prior cost estimates.

Hip & Knee, Orthopaedics

Journal February 7, 2018

Trends in Spinal Deformity Surgery and Reducing Narcotic Consumption During Surgery

Stuart Hershman, MD, orthopaedic spine surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, describes several important trends in spinal deformity corrections and how to reduce narcotic consumption after surgery.

Orthopaedics, Spine

Article June 3, 2019

AAOS 2019: A Media Roundup

Health care professionals at this year’s AAOS discussed research findings, novel treatment approaches and innovations on the podium and in the hallways. These conversations generated press across trade publications.

Hip & Knee, Orthopaedics, Shoulder, Spine

Article April 19, 2019

Treating Intradural Spinal Tumors

In this video, Lawrence Borges, MD, discusses his interest in intradural spinal tumors, which occur inside the spinal cord. Diagnosing these tumors may require surgery, but infiltrative tumors are inoperable. Working with radiological colleagues, he hopes to find ways to diagnose these tumors without surgery.

Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Spine

Video April 15, 2019

Research Advances from Mass General Orthopaedics

Researchers from the Department of Orthopaedics discuss the clinical and translational work they are doing at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Foot & Ankle, Hand & Arm, Hip & Knee, Orthopaedics, Shoulder, Spine, Sports Medicine

Video March 21, 2019