Author: Alan Condon

Spine device manufacturer Empirical Spine has completed enrollment for a clinical trial exploring the use of its LimaFlex Paraspinous Tension Band.

Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush surgeon Richard Berger, MD, is anticipating a second wave of COVID-19 to strike in the fall and is encouraging patients to undergo surgery for orthopedic conditions now.

The past month has seen increased M&A activity in the spine and orthopedic device industry.

Spinal implant developer Spine Wave has launched its Tempest Allograft Bone Matrix, according to a July 14 news release.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock opened a second Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine center in Lowell, according to a July 15 Arkansas Business report.

Medscape has published its "Physician Debt and Net Worth Report 2020" and "Physician Compensation Report 2020," shedding light on the economic situation for physicians in more than 20 specialties.

Arkansas' first proton therapy treatment center is being planned for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Radiation Oncology Center in Little Rock, according to a July 15 KATV report.

Orthobiologics company Bioventus said July 16 that it has invested $15 million in CartiHeal and agreed on an option structure to acquire the company pending approval of its Agili-C implant. 

RTI Surgical shareholders have approved the sale of its original equipment manufacturer business to a private equity firm in a $480 million cash deal, according to a July 15 announcement.

A Nebraska orthopedic surgeon was arrested after a seven-month investigation into his prescribing practices with one patient, Lincoln Journal-Star reports.