Author: Claire Wallace

Healthgrades has named the 100 best hospitals for orthopedic surgery in 2023, honoring hospitals with superior patient outcomes in back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, hip fracture treatment, hip replacement and total knee replacement. 

North Chesterfield-based OrthoVirginia is teaming up with cloud-based software company TriValence to launch a pilot program for its new premium and enterprise solutions platforms, which will be available to mid-size and large ASCs with supply chain and financing needs.

The University City Science Center selected 10 healthcare technology startups from across the country for its Capital Readiness program, which offers tips in capital raising for medtech companies trying to raise their first institutional round of financing, according to a…

Healthgrades has released its inaugural list of top hospitals for outpatient total knee replacements in 2023 and 2024, with hospitals in 38 states making the cut. 

Mid-career orthopedic surgeons earn around $420,978 annually in New York City, the largest U.S. city by population for 2022 according to data from USA Today affiliate The List Wire. 

Spinal technology medical device company Mighty Oak Medical has partnered with HP to develop 3D-printed medical models and surgical guides using an HP Jet Fusion 5200, according to a June 12 report from TCT Magazine.

Brian Ipsen, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon in Galena, Kan., has completed his 300th case using Augmedics' Xvision spine navigation system, according to a June 12 LinkedIn post from the medtech company. 

Around 28 percent of orthopedic surgeons have a net worth of over $5 million, the second highest percent of any specialty, just behind plastic surgeons, according to data from Medscape's 2023 "Physician Wealth and Debt Report."

Henderson, Nev.-based Crovetti Orthopaedics is anchoring a new 70,000-square-foot medical office building, the Queensridge Medical Office Building, in Las Vegas, according to a June 9 report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 

SurGenTec has earned FDA clearance for its proprietary TiLink-L Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System, which can be implanted from a lateral or posterior/oblique approach and uses unique surface technology to optimize bone growth.