In the operating room, surgical masks andmatching scrubs can make it hard to tell who’s who — at least for outsiders.Patients getting wheeled in might not realizethat salespeople working on commission...

For years, spine surgeons have debated thebest methods for treating scoliosis in adults. Spinal curvature often resultsin more back pain, leg pain and other symptoms for adults than teens becauseadult...

Above-knee amputation (AKA) is a rare butsevere complication of deep infection after knee replacement surgery.Low-income patients are at increased risk of this catastrophic complication,reports a stud...