Emmanuel University Athletics in Franklin Springs, Ga., named Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic its exclusive sports medicine partner. Athens Orthopedic Clinic will provide physician coverage at Emmanuel athletic events and priority access to imaging and treatment seven days a week. Student-athletes…
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Longevity medicine has built an industry around helping people live longer without losing the ability to live well. Robert Masson, MD, president and neurological surgeon at the Orlando, Fla.-based Masson Spine Institute, thinks spine surgeons belong in that conversation. Not…
An orthopedic practice can absorb financial pressure in dozens of small ways. It can wait another year to replace an X-ray machine. Renegotiate supply contracts. Push for more volume. Search for another revenue stream. Eventually, Terry Rosenthal believes practices reach…
Before some patients meet a spine surgeon, they have already watched the operation. They have seen a laminectomy demonstrated on TikTok, watched surgical instruments at work and heard physicians explain why the operation they thought they needed may not be…
William Leone, MD, changed the way he performs total hip replacements after decades of doing them another way. It was not because the operation was failing. Total hip replacement was already producing excellent results in his practice. But Dr. Leone,…
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Researchers at New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery identified stem cells that may contribute to ligament overgrowth in lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a study published Sept. 7 in Cell. Researchers found more of the…
Spine surgery has spent years getting smaller. David J. Park, MD, is interested in what happens when there is eventually less surgery to perform at all. Dr. Park, a clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery at Stanford (Calif.) University School of…
Gainesville, Fla.-based Orthopedic Care Partners named Alex Dashe president of its Arizona Division. Mr. Dashe will join OCP this week and work with outgoing Arizona Division President Paula Hecht during her transition. Effective Oct. 19, he will also serve as…
Pasquale Montesano, MD, still trains hard enough that some mornings he wants to go back to bed afterward. At 73, the orthopedic spine surgeon practices Jiu-Jitsu, does 80 push-ups and about 30 squats a day, and continues operating. For Dr.…
Smith+Nephew launched its EVOS Pelvic Plating System, expanding its EVOS platform for pelvic and acetabular surgery. The system is designed to address a range of fracture patterns and disruptions in pelvic and acetabular procedures. It includes pre-contoured plates for the…