Author: Alan Condon

Here are the top-read stories on Becker's Spine Review during the week of Oct. 5-9:

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons who were reported as joining new practices this week:

Sanford Health plans to spend up to $40 million to renovate its orthopedic center at its South University Medical Center in Fargo, N.D., according to an Oct. 9 Inforum report.

Orthopedic surgeon Mark Jones, MD, was appointed in September to the board of directors of Hanger Inc., a provider of orthotic and prosthetic products.

CMS and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' registry program will collaborate on a model year four Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Program.

Two acquisitions have been agreed to or completed in the orthopedic device industry in the past month: 

Christopher Good, MD, on Oct. 8 performed a spinal fusion with the Augmedics Xvision Spine System, an augmented reality platform approved by the FDA in December.

Stanford Health Care's scoliosis and spinal deformity program in Palo Alto, Calif., has four pediatric spine surgeons, but features an all-women team twice a week that has been well-received by girls being treated at the center.

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health Systems has branded its $70 million facility set to open in 2021 as Adena Orthopedic and Spine Institute, the Chillicothe Gazette reports. 

Edward-Elmhurst (Ill.) Health has established an orthopedic practice with nine physicians specializing in orthopedic surgery, sports medicine and podiatry.