Warsaw, Ind.-based medtech company Zimmer Biomet has signed a cooperation agreement with Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population, according to a May 26 report from Daily News Egypt. Through the agreement, Egypt-based distributor AZM will offer Zimmer Biomet’s orthopedic and…
Author: Claire Wallace
St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin (Texas) has become the first system in the East Texas region to use Zimmer Biomet’s Persona IQ total knee implant, according to a May 27 report from The Lufkin Daily News. The procedure was performed May…
Nicholas Grosso, MD, serves as the president of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Bethesda, Md. He also practices as a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland Care Center in Catonsville, Columbia and Eldersburg. Dr. Grosso…
Implementing new protocols can go a long way in improving orthopedic patient care, recovery and outcomes. Ask Orthopedic Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to orthopedic surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine…
In January, Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina made the strategic decision to sell off its physician therapy business to Atlanta-based PT Solutions Physical Therapy. In April, the practice made another major decision to part with 18 MRI locations, which it sold to…
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Daniel Choi, MD, serves as the owner of Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island in New York City. He is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, training at Chicago-based Northwestern University’s Feinberg School…
Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics will pay $1.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding a 2023 data breach, according to a May 22 report from The HIPAA Journal. In July 2024, Coastal Orthopedics confirmed that it faced a patient…
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report recognized 12 hospitals as being in the top 5% of sports medicine research facilities…
An image identification and processing software platform for spine imaging, MSKai, has earned 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The software has been approved for use by physicians and radiologists during lumbar spine MRI analysis, according to a May 22 press…
It is no secret for physicians that a number of surgical procedures, especially in the musculoskeletal space, are moving to the outpatient setting. By 2028, 88% of spinal decompressions and laminectomies and 67% of cervical spinal fusions are expected to…