BREAKING NEWS / Medtronic to acquire Covidien

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Medtronic announces acquisition of Covidien
Medtronic Inc. and Covidien plc have entered into a definitive agreement under which Medtronic has agreed to acquire Covidien. The cash-and-stock transaction is valued at approximately $42.9 billion. Read more
 
     
 

Jason Rhodes
Number of skiing injuries decrease as equipment advances
BOULDER, Colo. — Skiing has seen its rate of injury decrease with the advancement of athletic equipment, said a speaker at the International Extreme Sports Medicine Annual Congress, here.Read more
 
     
 

Omer Mei-Dan
Most BASE jumping injuries found to be severe
BOULDER, Colo. — Although the rate of injury for BASE jumpers is fairly low, the injuries are substantial, according to data presented at the International Extreme Sports Medicine Annual Congress. Read more
 
     
 
Speaker: Lacerations most common surfing injury
BOULDER, Colo. — Surfers sustain lacerations more than any other injury, according to a presenter at the International Extreme Sports Medicine Annual Congress. Read more
 
 
PEER REVIEW
     
 

Narrowing of joint space
and cystic lesions in
femoral head
Orthopedics — May 2014
Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoral Nerve Paresthesia Caused by an Acetabular Paralabral Cyst — by Taira Kanauchi, MD; et al.
This report describes a rare case of femoral nerve paresthesia caused by an acetabular paralabral cyst of the hip joint. Read more