Author: Claire Wallace

NASCAR driver Erik Jones was taken to UAB University Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., after suffering a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in his spine following a crash at Talladega Superspeedway, according to an April 23 report from The Tennessean.

Here are eight chief executive shake-ups in the orthopedic and spine industry since the beginning of 2024:  

Orthopedic and spine practices face a growing number of challenges in 2024, from market consolidation to workforce shortages to a growing number of insurance denials. 

Las Vegas Concierge Orthopedics has relocated and is celebrating the addition of the Iovera system for knee pain, according to an April 22 report from Nevada Business. 

Atlanta-based Alliance Spine and Pain Centers has implemented a regular behavioral health screening for all of its patients using MHT's SmarTest platform. 

Spine surgeon Ryan Godinsky, MD, has joined Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine to treat patients at Mayfield's Springboro, Ohio, office, which will open later this spring. 

Bruno Gobbato, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Jaraguá Hospital in Brazil, has become the first surgeon in the country to use the Apple Vision Pro during a shoulder arthroscopy, according to an April 19 report from 9to5Mac.

All 12 Women's National Basketball Association teams have a team of trained orthopedic surgeons and physicians providing care for them. 

Several U.S.-based orthopedic powerhouses have taken their services overseas, providing care in countries including Ireland and Tanzania. 

Thirty United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee sports medicine staff members and 28 additional medical professionals will travel with Team USA to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.