Author: Claire Wallace

Homer, Alaska-based South Peninsula Hospital has added Stryker's Mako robotic system for total knee replacements, according to a Nov. 21 report from radio station KBBI.

Surgeons at Birmingham, Ala.-based Andrews Sports Medicine have operated on four World Wrestling Entertainment stars in 2023, including John Cena and Robert Roode. 

The number of spinal procedures performed in the ASC setting is on the rise, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. 

While orthopedic and spine surgeons continue to express frustrations with payers, complaining of low reimbursements and tricky prior authorization processes, there have been several small victories for surgeons in 2023. 

Warsaw, Ind.-based nonprofit OrthoWorx has teamed up with the Warsaw public school district to prepare high schoolers for careers in the orthopedic manufacturing industry, according to a Nov. 21 report from Inside Indiana Business. 

Since the beginning of 2023, 16 new devices created by medical device company Medtronic have secured 510(k) clearance from the FDA, including several spinal and orthopedic devices. 

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Good Samaritan Medical Center has been named a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Blue Distinction Center for hip and knee replacements, according to a Nov. 21 report from the Palm Beach Post.

Medical device company Alafair Biosciences has surpassed 12,000 implantations of its flagship product VersaWrap, the only class II medical device intended for use on tendon, ligament, skeletal muscle and peripheral nerve, including on nerve root in spine procedures. 

Medical device company Catalyst OrthoScience has added Amy Ables, PhD, as its chief strategy officer effective immediately. 

2023 was a big year for medical office building acquisitions and trades, with several facilities housing orthopedic practices being traded and constructed.