Author: Alan Condon

Atlas Spine on Jan. 28 launched its V3 Guided Segmental Plating System, expanding treatments for complex deformity and degenerative conditions of the cervical spine.

Zolgensma, Novartis' gene therapy drug for spinal muscular atrophy, totaled $186 million in fourth quarter sales, according to Stat.

Midwest Orthopaedic Hospital at UnityPoint Health-Proctor in Peoria, Ill., opened Jan. 28, Peoria Public Radio reports.

Fred Naraghi, MD, of Comprehensive Spine Center in San Francisco is moving his practice to Klamath Falls, Ore., in February.

San Antonio-based NuHope, an outpatient treatment center focused on reducing patient opioid dependency, appointed Jeff Dunkel as CEO on Jan. 28.

ValueHealth on Jan. 28 appointed William Hozack, MD, of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics, as medical director.

Zavation Medical Products' spine devices assisted surgeons in more than 10,000 kyphoplasty procedures last year.

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor successfully completed its first total ankle replacement, according to local NBC affiliate News Center Maine.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health and Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health System signed an agreement Jan. 28 to jointly own a rehabilitation hospital for orthopedic and neurologic conditions.

Neurosurgeon Jordan Amadio, MD, recently removed a tapeworm from a Texas man's brain in a rare neurosurgical procedure, Local21 News reports.