Author: Alan Condon

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Orthopaedic Institute has added Stryker's Mako robot and Smith+Nephew's Navio system to assist surgeons in hip and knee replacements, NBC affiliate WRCBTV reported Aug. 26.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between Aug. 24 and 28:

Six spine surgeons making the news this week:

Orthopedic surgeon Abdul Foad, MD, has joined the medical staff at Morrison (Ill.) Community Hospital, Clinton Herald reports.

A study conducted by Columbia-based University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care has shown vertebral body tethering to be a promising treatment for scoliosis patients who have flexibility and growth remaining in their spine.

Neurosurgeon Jason Cormier, MD, has been named to the scientific advisory board of Brain Armor, according to an Aug. 28 announcement.

Neurosurgeon Michael Landi, MD, has purchased Hamburg Airport in Lakeview, N.Y., Buffalo News reported Aug. 27.

Appleton, Wis.-based ThedaCare broke ground Aug. 27 on its $144 million Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Center, Fox 11 News reports.

To protect patients and staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers across specialties expanded access to telehealth.

Following is a list of three executives who have been honored for their work in orthopedics this year: