Stryker will showcase its new-look foot and ankle portfolio at the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Vegas Scientific Conference, May 18-21.
Author: Alan Condon
A neurosurgeon accused of performing medically unnecessary spine surgeries on multiple patients has lost an appeal to have restrictions on his license lifted, the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin reported May 18.
The Florida Orthopaedic Association is among the physician organizations calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill that would enumerate rights of parents related to healthcare and education, Fox 13 Tampa Bay reports.
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network is the first health system in that region to acquire the Mazor X robot, which is changing how surgeons operate on spine patients.
Bruce Thomas, owner of Germantown, Md.-based Pinnacle Orthopedic Services, an orthotic and prosthetic reseller and service provider, pleaded guilty May 14 to bribery of a public official, CBS Baltimore reports.
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Downers Grove, Ill.-based DuPage Medical Group opened its third ASC this year as part of its musculoskeletal institute.
Consolidation continues to be a strategic option for orthopedic practices looking to maintain independence. Here are five mergers announced this year, including two that formed entities with at least 100 physicians:
The American Medical Association has asked Congress to pass legislation that would reduce burdens associated with prior authorization, arguing that the policy brings increased administrative work and reduces access to care.
From more follow-up data on artificial disc replacement to new sources of stem cells for spinal fusion procedures, here are five recent studies drawing attention from spine surgeons:
From a new musculoskeletal platform in Nevada to an orthopedic group joining a New Jersey health system, here are five orthopedic partnerships that made headlines in the past month: