Sophie Eydis

As patients cycle through injections, ablations and other conservative treatments, some spine surgeons have said delays in specialist evaluation can come at a cost. Nine spine surgeons discussed where the referral system breaks down and how earlier surgical evaluation could…

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is adding 12 physicians to its orthopedic team, expanding the group to more than 140 healthcare professionals by the end of September. Eight of the physicians have already joined WellSpan Orthopedics this year, expanding access in…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown implemented new safeguards for spinal medications after four joint replacement patients received the wrong medication. The patients mistakenly received potassium phosphate instead of the intended anesthetic medication, mepivacaine, Aug. 14. All four experienced…

Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Medical Center opened a renovated nine-bed Same-Day Surgery Unit for eligible patients undergoing select orthopedic, colorectal and general surgeries. The unit supports patients recovering from procedures including shoulder, knee and hip replacements, colorectal surgery, hernia repair,…

An international group of spine surgeons developed a classification system to quantify the invasiveness of degenerative lumbar spine procedures. Roger Härtl, MD, director of spinal surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and neurosurgical director of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical…

Joint replacement has spent decades becoming more efficient. Patients who once stayed in the hospital for days can increasingly go home the same day or the next. Surgeons optimize medical risks before the procedure, coordinate care across specialties and continue…

Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics is expanding its physician team with two orthopedic surgeons specializing in joint replacement and upper-extremity care. Nicholas Pagani, MD, will begin seeing patients in early September as a hip and knee replacement surgeon. He joins…

Put 10 spine surgeons in a room with the same patient, Stephen Lockey, MD, said, and you may get 11 or 12 different answers. That variability has long been part of spine surgery. Imaging can show several abnormalities. Multiple operations…

Spine surgery has long come with a basic tradeoff: To see more anatomy, surgeons often have to expose more of it. Bayan Aghdasi, MD, believes augmented reality is beginning to break that relationship. After using AR guidance in nearly 200…

Indianapolis-based Riley Children’s Health opened a new Orthopedics and Sports Medicine suite at IU Health Fishers (Ind.), expanding pediatric orthopedic services and adding same-day walk-in care. The location offers walk-in care from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday…