University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medicine researchers identified a potential biomarker that could help predict outcomes in patients with severe bone and joint infections. Researchers studied humanized mice and patient bone samples and found T cells in chronic Staphylococcus aureus infections…
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Tampa, Fla.-based Joseph Spine Institute launched a Regenerative Therapy Center offering autologous adipose-derived cell therapies and platelet-rich plasma for spine and musculoskeletal care. The practice said the center will combine regenerative therapies with spine diagnosis, interventional pain management, sports medicine…
University of California Los Angeles researchers found little evidence supporting the use of six emerging peptides for musculoskeletal treatment, tissue recovery or performance. The researchers reviewed 565 studies examining BPC-157, TB-500, CJC-1295, MK-677, ipamorelin and GHK-Cu. More than two-thirds of…
Spine surgery has no shortage of new tools. Navigation can place screws with extraordinary precision. Robotics can automate parts of an operation. AI can process data that would take a surgeon hours to review. Patient-specific implants and planning platforms promise…
Advances in minimally invasive surgery, robotics, neuro-oncology, neurotechnology and complex spine care are expanding what is possible in neurosurgery. Neurosurgeons across the country are helping drive that progress while advancing research, refining surgical techniques and training the next generation. The…
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Spine surgery has no shortage of futuristic technology. Robots, AI, navigation and augmented reality are all moving deeper into operating rooms. But recent Becker’s conversations with spine surgeons suggest enthusiasm is becoming more selective. The question is no longer whether…
UT Health East Texas in Tyler expanded orthopedic care into the new UT Tyler School of Medicine Building as part of its joint venture with Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health and Austin-based The University of Texas System. The building houses orthopedic,…
Phoenix-based OrthoArizona opened a $25 million, 50,000-square-foot orthopedic center in Glendale, Ariz., Sept. 2. The facility combines musculoskeletal care, an on-site ASC, physical therapy and imaging, including MRI, according to a Sept. 2 news release. The opening is part of…
University of Chicago Medicine established a Section of Computational Neurosurgery Sept. 1 to combine neurosurgery, AI and data science in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disease. The section, which UChicago Medicine said is the first of its kind in…
Amplio Spine has named TJ Jackson executive vice president of sales and commercialization. Mr. Jackson will lead the medical device company’s national commercial strategy, including direct sales, distribution network development, physician engagement and commercialization of its KeyLift platform, according to…