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Author: Alan Condon
From the formation of two orthopedic institutes to the expansion of two management services organizations, here are six partnerships that made a splash in the specialty in the last three months:
Orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, MD, and Jefferson, La.-based Ochsner Health have cemented a five-year partnership to create The Ochsner Andrews Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Institute.
Augmedics, developer of the Xvision augmented reality spine surgery system, began 2022 with a new CEO and recently added former Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson executives to its leadership team to help take the company to the next level.
Surgalign Holdings' global revenue for the fourth quarter decreased 16.8 percent year over year to $21.8 million as COVID-19 headwinds such as hospital staff shortages and procedural restrictions continued to affect surgical specialties.
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Physiatrists — or physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians — collaborate with spine surgeons to develop personalized treatment plans for patients before and after surgery to optimize outcomes.
DOCS Health, a 21-physician group in Beverly Hills, Calif., is one of the few practices in the world to offer spine surgery with two robots: Medtronic's Mazor X and Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS.
Despite the challenges for surgeons in private practice — including rising costs, declining reimbursements and administrative hurdles — the autonomy, work-life balance and close patient relationships are some of the benefits that can make it worthwhile.
Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, has expanded orthopedic surgery services with the addition of Gritman Orthopedic Surgeons, the Daily Fly reported March 15.
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes on March 15 was ordered to pay Gary Lynn Rasmussen, MD, $20 million after one of its products was found to infringe on one of the orthopedic surgeon's patents, according to Law360.com.