Author: Claire Wallace

Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island faced a three-day outage in September following a system hack, according to a Nov. 6 report from ABC affiliate WPRI.

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has been awarded a five-star rating by CMS, based on patient surveys. 

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in Hamilton Township, N.J., has been reaccredited as an orthopedic center of excellence by The Joint Commission. 

OrthoWorx, an Indiana-based initiative formed in 2009 to support the orthopedic industry, has appointed Ryan Christner as its orthopedic industry retention initiative executive director. 

Biologics company Theradaptive's lead therapeutic, OsteoAdapt SP, has been featured in a preclinical spinal fusion study published in Spine, a prominent, peer-reviewed publication for spinal surgeons.

Fusion Orthopedics has won a patent judgment against Extremity Medical from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board. 

Spine tech-focused medical technology company Carlsmed has launched what it calls a state-of-the-art digital production line.

While female surgeons are underrepresented in orthopedic and spine care overall, they are also underrepresented in the world of professional athletics. 

Fifty hospitals have been named in the top 10% of orthopedic surgery hospitals nationwide three years in a row, per Healthgrades.

Minnesota Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw underwent a successful surgery at Bloomington, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics on Nov. 4, according to a Sports Illustrated report.