Musculoskeletal management services organizations and private equity firms continue to make inroads into the orthopedic field as small to midsize independent groups look for strategic partnerships to allow them to grow and maintain their autonomy.
Author: Alan Condon
The Justice Department on Feb. 9 charged orthopedic surgeon Evangelos Megariotis, MD, with 34 counts of illegally prescribing controlled substances to patients.
The CDC has proposed new guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers that would remove its previous recommended ceilings for chronic pain patients and encourage physicians to use their best judgment, according to The New York Times.
Swiss researchers have developed an implant that has enabled three patients with complete spinal cord injuries to stand, walk and swim again.
Norton Orthopedic Institute and Norton Leatherman Spine at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., has been recognized as an Orthopedic Center of Excellence by accreditation company DNV GL Healthcare, wdrb.com reported Feb. 8.
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Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has established an orthopedic institute to strengthen and expand its musculoskeletal treatment program.
Independent orthopedic practices are weighing partnerships that will provide a launch pad for future growth as increasing administrative and economic hurdles continue to plague small to midsize physician groups.
Zimmer Biomet's spine and dental spinoff, ZimVie, will be completed March 1 instead of the previously announced timeline of mid-2022.
The artificial disc replacement industry, which accumulated almost $502 million in 2021 revenue, is projected to reach $1.1 billion by 2028, according to a report by Zion Market Research.
Spine surgeon J. Alex Sielatycki, MD, will join Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute in Steamboat Springs, Colo., after his former mentor Clint Devin, MD, died Dec. 10 in a plane crash, the Steamboat Pilot & Today reported Feb. 5.