Two-year data of Saluda Medical's Evoke spinal cord stimulation system showed strong clinical results.

Ossifix Orthopedics will launch its demineralized bone matrix, made from 100 percent human bone tissue in August.

An Indiana appellate court has ruled that a former Franciscan Health orthopedic surgeon will get the earnings he was guaranteed in his base contract before he was terminated but will not receive performance-based compensation or liquidated damages from the health system, The Indiana Lawyer reported July 14.

Novant Health has opened a spine clinic in High Point, N.C., that offers nonsurgical treatments and pain management therapies, the Triad Business Journal reported July 18.

The average and high ends of orthopedic surgeon pay have decreased since 2016, and the lower end has increased, according to Merritt Hawkins' 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."

Doximity's 2022-2023 residency navigator ranks the top residency programs for multiple medical specialties in the U.S., including orthopedics.

The average orthopedic surgeon generates $3.3 million a year in hospital revenue, according to Merritt Hawkins' 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."

Mark Miller, MD, is the 2022-23 president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Columbia, S.C.-based Southeastern Orthopedic and Sports Medicine has joined Lexington (S.C.) Medical Center, The Lexington Ledger reported July 18.

The Pediatric Orthopedic Center in Cedar Knolls, N.J., became the first pediatric-only orthopedic practice in its region to add the Bear implant for ACL restoration.

Gilbert Beauperthuy-Rojas, DO, is the new president of the Miami Orthopaedic Society, according to a July 18 news release shared in South Florida Hospital News. 

Patients who receive spinal anesthesia for hip fractures need more painkillers following procedures, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine June 14. 

According to an annual report from healthcare recruiting firm AMN Healthcare, orthopedic surgeons were offered the highest starting salary among medical professionals in 2022, at $565,000 plus sign-on bonuses and incentives.

Several surgeons use smart implants designed to improve patient monitoring after total knee replacements, but the emerging technology has room to grow, they say.

Nashville-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance is opening a new location in Murfreesboro, Tenn., according to a July 15 news release shared in Rutherford County Source.

Novarad's augmented reality surgical guidance system, VisAR, showed strong results in a new study.

Neurosurgeons Timothy Wirt, MD, and Donn Turner, MD, and orthopedic surgeon Douglas Beard, MD, have signed contracts with Phoenix-based Banner Health to move their practices to Banner Health Center, the Loveland Reporter-Herald reported July 15. 

PRIA Healthcare has partnered with Surgalign Holdings to expand access to Surgalign spine devices.

Orthofix Medical is entering a partnership with 3D-printing services provider LimaCorporate to provide solutions for patients dealing with hip dislocation. 

Justin Cetas, MD, PhD, chair of neurosurgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, died July 13 after a motorcycle collision with a tow truck, according to ABC affiliate KGUN.