Author: Carly Behm

From new knee implants to innovative navigation systems, here are notable orthopedic surgery debuts so far in 2021:

Adventist Health Hanford (Calif.) has been designated as a Blue Distinction Center+ for hip and knee replacements, the Hanford Sentinel reported Oct. 20.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons voiced support for a Senate bill addressing prior authorizations for some patients.

The continued growth of digital platforms and specialty centers' increasing importance for orthopedic care delivery are just two predictions about the industry surgeons have shared with Becker's.

Johnson & Johnson's third-quarter orthopedic sales and three more updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:

Orthopedic Institute, a physician group based in Sioux Falls, S.D. will open another location in Minnesota, the Pipestone County Star reported Oct. 19.

The leader of a new spinal cord injury center and nine more spine surgeons to know:

A potential merger with Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center and Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health is concerning some surgeons, NBC, CBS and Fox affiliateKYMA reported Oct. 19.

Craig Della Valle, MD, a surgeon at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, was elected second vice president of the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association.

Daniel Ferry was named president and CEO of Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, according to an Oct. 19 news release.