Becker’s Spine Review

A 78-year-old woman who was paralyzed after a drug mix-up in the hospital pharmacy at Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension St. Thomas Midtown has sued the hospital for $150 million, marking the first lawsuit over the August error, according to a Nov.…

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth opened a neurosurgery and neurointervention clinic in Cartersville, Ga., Nov. 8, according to a Nov. 11 news release published by WRGA. The clinic, AdventHealth Medical Group Neurosurgery and Neurointervention at Cartersville, is located within AdventHealth Medical…

SINTX Technologies has completed construction of a 3D-printing facility as it targets 2027 for initial availability of patient-specific orthopedic implants. The company has received its EXT-220 MED medical-grade 3D-printing systems and expects to obtain its proprietary silicon nitride-polyetheretherketone (SiN/PEEK) filament…

Ugochi Okoroafor-Ridgway, MD, spent years learning how to become an orthopedic surgeon. But nothing in her training prepared her for the possibility that the best way to practice medicine might be to leave the system she had been trained to…

When orthopedic ASCs think about winning the next year, the conversation often turns to growth: another OR, a robot or new procedures coming to the outpatient setting. But before investing in what’s next, many centers have money to recover in…

Cleveland Clinic has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based Regent Surgical and local physician shareholders to operate an orthopedic ASC in Youngstown, Ohio. The partnership follows Cleveland Clinic’s previously reported acquisition of Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates, which has faced a legal challenge from…

The North American Spine Society has launched the NASS-Sharma Traveling Spine Fellowship,  which aims to attract two spine surgeons from developing nations to come to the U.S. for hands-on training. The society announced the fellowship Nov. 11. Funding is provided…

As healthcare continues to evolve and implement AI, the real clinical value of the technology may be difficult to discern. Ambient scribes are where AI has already changed spine practice. Most of the rest is still being sorted out, according…