Spine surgeons can operate on patients today who might not have been considered surgical candidates years ago. The harder question is determining which of them should be. As patients live longer with diabetes, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions,…
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Orthopedic surgeons across the U.S. are advancing the specialty through clinical innovation, research, education and leadership across a wide range of subspecialties. The 20 surgeons featured below represent academic medical centers, health systems and independent practices, with expertise spanning orthopedic…
AI may eventually help orthopedic surgeons decide who should undergo surgery and predict how patients will fare afterward. Eric Cohen, MD, an adult reconstruction surgeon at University Orthopedics and director of The Miriam Total Joint Center in Providence, R.I., isn’t…
A contract dispute set to push Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics out of Highmark Blue Shield’s Pennsylvania network Oct. 1 has escalated into a broader fight over out-of-network physician assistants and the federal process designed to resolve certain payment disputes without putting…
Zimmer Biomet proposed cutting 580 jobs at its manufacturing plant in Winterthur, Switzerland, as part of a restructuring plan, according to a Sept. 10 report from MassDevice. The company has begun a works council collective consultation to evaluate alternatives and…
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The hardest spine operations can require extensive planning, hours in the operating room and significant resources before and after surgery. But the systems that pay for that care do not always recognize what makes one case substantially more complex than…
For Emeka Nwodim, MD, the future of independent medicine may hinge on a seeming contradiction: Physicians may have to get bigger to remain independent. The economics that once allowed an orthopedic practice to thrive largely by seeing patients and performing…
Spine surgeons spend years learning when and how to operate. Recent Becker’s conversations suggest another skill becomes increasingly important with experience: knowing when not to. For some patients, that means surgery is unlikely to improve the symptoms driving the visit.…
Malpractice disputes in spine surgery can involve decisions made before, during and after an operation. Recent Becker’s coverage of lawsuits, verdicts and surgeon perspectives has included questions around the decision to operate, informed consent, postoperative monitoring and emerging liability concerns…
Some orthopedic patients arrive in Karan Dua, MD’s office after nearly every conventional avenue has been exhausted. They have had MRIs. CT scans. Electrodiagnostic testing. Physical therapy. They may have seen orthopedic surgeons, spine specialists or vascular physicians. And sometimes,…