Author: Alan Condon

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center broke ground last week on a $714 project that will establish a 50-bed orthopedic center, reports Connect New York.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

Anika Therapeutics recently launched Tactoset, an injectable hyaluronic acid bone repair therapy.

Elmwood, La.-based Ochsner Hospital for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine opened its doors Sept. 24, reports New Orleans City Business.

CoreLink recently launched Oro, a lateral plate system to treat spinal conditions including degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, trauma and deformities.

Here are six hospitals adapting robotic systems for spine and orthopedic procedures.

Touchstone Orthopaedics at Geneva, Neb.-based Fillmore County Hospital installed Stryker's Mako System to assist surgeons during partial and total joint replacement procedures, reports Nebraska TV.

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health opened a new orthopedic urgent care center in Duluth on Sept. 3, reports Duluth News Tribune.

Andy Christensen, former founder and president of 3D printing company Medical Modeling, joined the board of directors at Precision ADM.

Scarborough-based Maine Medical Partners — Neurosurgery & Spine added Swedish spine surgeon Mats Agren, MD, to its medical staff, reports Portland Press Herald.