Mohamad Bydon, MD, of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, operated on Gov. Kristi Noem, according to a Sept. 12 news release from the South Dakota government.

The average wait time to see an orthopedic surgeon is 16.9 days, up from 11.4 days in 2017, a 48% increase, according to Merritt Hawkins' 2022 "Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times and Medicare and Medicaid Acceptance Rates."

Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital in Tomball, Texas, is under construction and on track to open in January, Community Impact Newspaper reported Sept. 9.

Massimo Calafiore, who was NuVasive's chief commercial officer and executive vice president, was named CEO of LimaCorporate.

Costs of procedures vary between ASCs and HOPDs, with orthopedic procedures for those with original Medicare and no supplement being cheaper at ASCs, according to data from Medicare.gov. 

Minnesota State University Mankato has partnered with 3D metal printing company Additive Technologies to develop improved bone implants according to a Sept. 9 release from the 3D Printing Network. 

Rush University System for Health has entered a partnership with Franciscan Health hospitals to provide easier access to healthcare in Northwest Indiana. 

Orthopedic surgeons at physician-owned groups have outproduced those at hospitals since 2011, according to MGMA. 

Compensation since 2019 has increased for orthopedic surgeons at physician-owned groups and hospital-owned groups through the COVID-19 pandemic, according to MGMA. 

A 2022 report from content platform Kiiky ranked the top 15 medical schools for orthopedic surgeons for the year, with the University of California San Francisco topping the list. 

According to data from the New England Journal of Medicine's career center, 40 states currently have open orthopedic surgeon jobs.

Robotics is still in its infancy in spine surgery, but the technology is expected to play a key role in the future of how spine procedures are performed. 

Johnson & Johnson hit $93.8 billion revenue in 2021, with its medical devices and diagnostics segment earning about $9.8 billion, and the company aims to split into two companies in the next year.

Medacta's NextAR augmented reality shoulder system has been used in more than 1,000 surgeries worldwide, the company said in a Sept. 9 news release. 

Artificial intelligence showed high predictive accuracy when selecting surgical candidates for lumbar spinal stenosis compared to a panel of spine experts, according to a study published in the European Spine Journal.

Kingsley Chin, MD, is stepping down as CEO of NanoFuse Biologics following the company's merger into a newly formed medtech company.

This year, 7,300 doctors of osteopathic medicine have entered the workforce, making DOs 25 percent of the medical school student population, according to a Sept. 8 report from Medscape. 

From FDA approvals to studies, here are six key updates in total disc replacements since July 1.

Becker's has reported on four studies since Aug. 23 that spine and orthopedic surgeons should know.

Utah-based developer Novarad Corp. has announced a strategic alliance with several neurosurgical and spine distributors across the U.S. to distribute its AR surgical navigation system, VisAR.