Author: Alan Condon

Here are seven orthopedic partnerships that Becker's Spine Review has reported on in the past month:

From the first implantation of a new limb lengthening device to the first physician to offer awake spinal fusion at his practice, here are the latest spine surgeons making the news:

Here are 6 orthopedic surgeons who were reported as joining new practices this week:

Spinal neurosurgeon Todd Lanman, MD, will conduct an online course on motion preservation Oct. 2-3 during the 2nd Annual Advances in Motion Preservation.

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center - Crosby (Minn.) has recruited James Stokman, MD, to begin a practice as the area's only spine surgeon, according to The Pilot-Independent.

The Joint Commission has awarded its Gold Seal of Approval for Spine Surgery to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake for demonstrating consistent compliance with its performance standards, Southlake Style reported Sept. 10.

Dror Paley, MD, is reportedly the first spine surgeon to use NuVasive's Precice Plating system designed for complex limb reconstruction procedures, according to a Sept. 11 report from South Florida Hospital News.

Coracoid Solutions, an orthopedic device company founded by two surgeons, has secured investment from Parvizi Surgical Innovation, according to a Sept. 9 news release.

Neurosurgeon Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, is the first physician to offer awake spinal fusion to patients at Duke Spine Center in Durham, N.C., according to a Sept. 9 report from the health system.

Humana has expanded its value-based program to include total shoulder replacement, beginning with six orthopedic practices, according to a Sept. 10 announcement.