Total joint replacement patients on average consumed fewer than half the number of opioid pills prescribed by their surgeon, according to a study published in the January/February 2022 edition of the Journal of Orthopaedics.

The political action committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons endorsed Al Olszewski, MD, who is running as a Republican for the Western Montana congressional district. 

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is partnering with sports technology company Sports Engineering to design athletic footwear that reduces the chance of foot and ankle injuries, the hospital said Jan. 27. 

Stryker and Zimmer Biomet received a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Corporate Equality Index, the devicemakers said Jan. 27.

A federal judge in Delaware has sided with a prominent spine surgeon-inventor in a patent infringement lawsuit filed against SeaSpine, an implant manufacturer, Bloomberg Law reported Jan. 26.

The orthopedic specialty saw the highest average incentive bonus, according to Physician Thrive's 2022 report.

Toronto-based Titan Medical has received an $8.3 million payment from Medtronic for hitting the final milestone under their development and license agreement and has retired the senior secured loan from the medtech giant.

Orthopedic surgeon ranks expected to shrink by 5,000 in next 3 years.

General orthopedic surgeons earn about $600,000 annually at rural health clinics, according to the 2022 physician compensation report from Physicians Thrive.

CMS' 2022 rules update regulations and policy for physicians, and one orthopedic surgeon said he's concerned about how they will affect care this year.

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Two hospitals in Pennsylvania and North Carolina recently expanded their services to include robotic-assisted joint replacements. 

Recent innovations have enabled nonsurgeon specialists such as physiatrists and pain management anesthesiologists to perform spinal fusions in outpatient settings, but spine societies have raised concerns about some potential dangers to patient care.

Smith+Nephew's Cori surgical robot has extended its applications to include total hip replacements.

Zimmer Biomet files forms for ZimVie and six more key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:

Life sciences company BioRestorative Therapies has been named one of the 10 most innovative regenerative medicine companies in 2022 by Insights Care Magazine.

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City found a link between people with post-recovery brain fog and abnormalities in their spinal fluid that surrounds the brain.

The Massachusetts appeals court on Jan. 25 upheld a verdict in favor of a spine surgeon accused of botching a woman's spine surgery in 2010.

Egan Bernal, winner of the 2019 Tour de France, has had surgery on his spine and right leg after crashing into a parked bus while training this week, according to Cycling News.