Author: Claire Wallace

Four football stars have undergone orthopedic surgery during or leading up to the 2024-to-2025 NFL season, raising questions about their playability for the ongoing season. 

Hamilton (N.Y.) Orthopaedics Spine and Sports Medicine has partnered with Oneida (N.Y.) Health, according to an Oct. 16 report from the Daily Sentinel.

New Jersey Brain and Spine is relocating from Hackensack to Paramus, N.J., according to an Oct. 16 report from NJBiz. 

As intravenous solutions shortages continue to plague health systems and the U.S. supply chain, here are 12 supply chain updates orthopedic leaders should know: 

Surgeons at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health affiliate South Shore University Hospital have performed Suffolk County’s first spinal surgery using an augmented reality navigation platform.

Old Bridge, N.J.-based Alliance Orthopedics has added anesthesiologist and pain management expert Shaigan Iqbal, MD, to its team. 

Elkhart-based Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center of Northern Indiana has made the Hurt! orthopedic mobile app free to everyone in Michiana, a region that encompasses Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan, according to an Oct. 15 report from CBS affiliate WSBT. 

Tetrous, a start-up focused on bone-to-tendon healing following orthopedic surgery, has earned a fourth patent related to its EnFix family of demineralized cortical bone fiber implants.

Patient experience scores rose across all settings in 2024, from ASCs to medical practices to hospital and emergency departments, according to an Aug. 20 report from Press Ganey. 

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has undergone surgery at Dallas-based Baylor White Medical Center to repair a fractured tibia and fibula, according to an Oct. 14 report from NBC Sports.