A multidisciplinary approach to spine surgery was central when Ronjon Paul, MD, began his career. And in more recent years he’s brought that mindset to a larger scale in a health system environment. Dr. Paul, of Endeavor Health in Woodridge,…
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Atreon Orthopedics and RenovoDerm have merged, according to a May 19 news release. Together the companies will leverage a comprehensive platform of synthetic biomaterial products, expanded clinical indications across orthopedic care and unified Autobiologic technology. “This merger accelerates our ability to…
Todd Alamin, MD, Empirical Spine’s co-founder, performed the first two commercial cases using the LimiFlex dynamic sagittal tether, according to a May 19 news release. The cases were performed at Stanford (Calif.) Medical Center to address Grade I lumbar degenerative…
DeGen Medical is expanding its patient-specific spine platform, which is designed to offer a streamlined off-the-shelf workflow and devices for complex spine pathologies, according to a May 18 news release. The company’s implants are designed to match patient anatomy and…
In the last seven days, three legal cases involving spine and orthopedics reached major developments. 1. The CFO of a spinal implant company has pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay more than $540,000 in bribes to surgeons in exchange for…
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Missouri has the highest hourly mean wage for orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric, in the U.S., according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Below are the mean annual and hourly wages for orthopedic surgeons in 31 states, based…
Kevin Ward, former CEO of Des Moines-based Iowa Orthopedic Center, was awarded $1.3 million by an arbitrator after disputing his termination in a 2023 lawsuit, the Des Moines Register reported May 18. Mr. Ward was CEO of the practice from…
Kornelis Poelstra, MD, PhD, of The Robotic Spine Institute of Las Vegas completed his 2,000th robot-assisted spine surgery. Dr. Poelstra has performed robot-assisted spine surgeries for more than 16 years using multiple platforms including SpineAssist, Renaissance, Mazor X, LEM, and…
Tim Kephart is the new CEO of Orthopedic Health of Kansas City (Mo.), he said in a May 15 LinkedIn post. Mr. Kephart previously was CEO of KCPM Health in Kansas City, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was in…
A woman filed a lawsuit against Abbott alleging her Eterna spinal cord stimulator was improperly programmed and led to worsened pain, AboutLawsuits reported May 13. The lawsuit names Abbott Laboratories, the device manufacturer, and the FDA, which approved the device,…