Author: Alan Condon

Here are eight Department of Justice investigations into fraud in orthopedics this year:

An October study in The Spine Journal compared the in vivo characteristics of RTI Surgical's 3D-printed PEKK Tetrafuse 3D Technology with PEEK and titanium-coated PEEK.

Here are 11 private equity transactions involving orthopedic practices and device companies this year:

Carrum Health is expanding its partnership with Johns Hopkins Healthcare to include spine surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Spine surgeon Aria Sabit, MD, had his 19-year prison sentence upheld in a federal appeals court Dec. 16 after he was found guilty of accepting illegal kickbacks in 2017, reports The Baltimore Sun.

Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 3 for its new facility in Jackson Township, Ohio, reports The Suburbanite.

Here are nine key developments in stem cell research for spine this year:

Here are 24 hospitals expanding their spine and neurosurgery services in 2019:

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Helen DeVos Children's Hospital provided a $2.1 million gene therapy drug for spinal muscular atrophy to a one-year-old girl in November, reports Fox 47 News.

Aspen Surgical Products recently acquired orthopedic product provider Beaty Marketing & Sales, reports PE Hub.