Author: Alan Condon

The Attune Knee system, developed by DePuy Synthes, has been implanted in more than one million patients, according to a June 23 press release.

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury is now providing same-day knee and hip replacements, according to a June 22 report.

Birmingham, Ala.-based OS1 Holdings opened an urgent care clinic June 15, with 14 more planned in the next three to five years, according to the Hoover Sun.

Camp Hill, Pa.-based Geisinger Holy Spirit Orthopaedics has opened an urgent care facility in East Pennsboro Township, Penn Live reports.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville appointed neurologist Brian Wiseman, MD, vice president of its Brain & Spine Institute, effective immediately.

James Lynch, MD, is founder of SpineNevada in Reno, where he is chairman and CEO, as well as partner and director of spine services at Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.

AAOS released a survey on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting orthopedic practices.

Arizona hospitals aren't pausing their elective surgical programs yet, despite passing the 80 percent "safety" threshold on bed capacity that should have halted elective surgical cases, Arizona Public Media reports.

New Mexico is the state with the most COVID-19 restrictions, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

Five spine surgeons discuss the impact of telemedicine and how the technology will develop post-pandemic.