Author: Alan Condon

Bob Vitoux has been appointed CEO of OrthoWorx, a Warsaw, Ind.-based nonprofit that aims to boost the orthopedics business in the region, Inside Indiana Business reported June 21.

Alaska orthopedic surgeon Al Gross, MD, has left the state's U.S. House race spinning after the third-place candidate withdrew from the special and general elections.

Medtronic has received FDA 510(k) clearance and breakthrough device designation for its LigaPass 2.0 ligament augmentation system.

From essential surgical techniques to business-oriented skills and how to navigate one's practice into the value-based care era, seven spine surgeons outline the attributes required to succeed in today's healthcare environment.

The spine surgical robot market, estimated to be worth $331.2 million in 2022, is projected to reach $988.8 million by 2028, according to a market report released June 20.

Alaska Orthopedic surgeon Al Gross, MD, has withdrawn from the special and general elections for the U.S. House.

Despite early success in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced program for total hip and knee replacement, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute withdrew from the initiative because of concerns around target price methodology and financial penalties.

Many minimally invasive spine procedures such as cervical disc replacement and microdiscectomies are performed at ASCs, but a significant portion of complex cases such as multilevel fusions and scoliosis are still being done in the hospital setting.

From the evolution of lumbar disc replacement to the biggest threats to independent spine practices and the healthcare trend every provider should be following, five surgeons answer key questions about the future of the specialty:

Spinal anesthesia is increasingly being used instead of general anesthesia to improve patient comfort and reduce opioid use, but it could be having the opposite effect on hip fracture patients, according to research published June 13 in Annals of Internal…