Author: Carly Behm

Gary Wisner, MD, was sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding Medicare and administering unnecessary X-rays to his patients, the California Department of Justice said Sept. 6.

Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill (N.J.) installed Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS robot for spine surgery.

More than 41,000 Micro Invasive implants from Life Spine have been sold, the devicemaker said Sept. 6. 

Brett Crist, MD, completed the 100th case with CurvaFix's IM implant for pelvic fracture fixation.

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute added three surgeons to its team, according to a Sept. 5 email shared with Becker's.

Becker's reported on seven hospitals, practices and ASCs that added orthopedic robots in August.

Joseph Polio, MD, performed the first ankle replacement surgery in the Owensboro, Ky. region, The Owensboro Times reported Sept. 2.

Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush added two surgeons who will practice at its Joliet, Ill., and Naperville, Ill., locations.

Large orthopedic groups including Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag and Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics are using Luna's new value-based care program for post-acute care.

Ganymed Robotics, which focuses on orthopedics, added former Medtronic and Smith+Nephew leaders to its board of directors.