Author: Claire Wallace

The FDA has approved Boston Scientific's WaveWriter SCS Systems for treating chronic low back and leg pain in people without prior back surgery. 

The impacts of GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy on the orthopedic and spine industry are still largely unknown, with surgeons agreeing that it could take several years to fully see and understand their impact. 

At the beginning of 2022, Iowa City-based Steindler Orthopedic Clinic partnered with Mercy Iowa City, building on an existing 70-year relationship. 

Donald Staggs, MD, has joined Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine as part of a collaboration between the system and Mercy Health. 

Morristown, N.J.-based The Pediatric Orthopedic Center, the largest pediatric orthopedic practice in the state, has relaunched its center for female athletes. 

Gulf Orthopaedics surgeon Jay Savage, MD, has performed the first total knee replacement at Infirmary Health's Daphne (Ala.) Surgery Center, according to a Feb. 2 report from Gulf Coast Media.

Since 2019, pickleball, a racquet sport combining tennis, badminton and table tennis, has been classified as the fastest growing sports in the U.S. 

Kevin Lobo has served as CEO of medical device and orthopedic company Stryker since 2012, leading the company to a record-breaking $20 billion in revenue in 2023. 

The national average annual salary earned by neurologists and orthopedic surgeons varies by $260,000 according to Medscape's 2023 compensation reports. 

As part of Iowa City-based University of Iowa's takeover of Mercy Iowa City, the system will assume more than 1,000 of Mercy's contracts with vendors, suppliers and more, according to a Feb. 1 report from The Gazette.