A federal judge in Massachusetts allowed parts of a whistleblower lawsuit against medical devicemaker Zimmer Biomet to proceed, finding sufficient evidence for a jury to consider whether its commission payments to independent contractor sales representatives violated federal anti-kickback law. The…
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Jason Patterson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Phoenix-based OrthoArizona, became the first surgeon worldwide to perform total ankle replacement procedures using Stryker’s Prophecy Incompass patient-specific instrumentation. Dr. Patterson completed three procedures in July 2026 using the technology, which creates customized,…
Spine surgeons may determine when an operation is necessary, but they do not necessarily control the financial decisions surrounding it. Insurers influence which procedures are covered and whether claims are paid. Hospitals and ASCs receive facility revenue. Practice owners and…
For Arianna Gianakos, DO, the future of foot and ankle surgery may be defined less by what surgeons can do than by what they no longer need to do. Among these are smaller incisions, less disruption to healthy tissue and…
Stryker has completed its acquisition of ZuriMED, a privately held medical technology company that developed the FiberLocker System for rotator cuff repair. The acquisition adds the FiberLocker System to Stryker’s sports medicine portfolio, according to an Oct. 26 news release.…
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Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has acquired Rockville, Md.-based Shady Grove Orthopaedics, an eight-physician practice. The practice transitioned to Adventist HealthCare Oct. 3, with its physicians and staff becoming health system employees, according to an Oct. 22 news release. Shady Grove…
For spine surgeons, declining reimbursement is no longer just a financial concern. It is increasingly shaping which patients they can see, which procedures they can offer and how much time they can spend delivering care. From shrinking independent practices and…
The future of spine surgery may depend less on what happens in the operating room than on who controls everything that happens before it. For decades, spine practices have built their businesses around surgical expertise, procedural volume and, increasingly, ownership…
The robot recommended a cut. James Gholson, MD, knew something was wrong. He was assisting a young orthopedic surgeon through her first robotic knee replacement. She had extensive training with the technology but relatively little experience performing the procedure manually.…
For spine surgeons, the question heading into 2027 may no longer be how to grow their practices, but what they can afford to give up. Medicare participation, practice independence, expensive surgical technology and traditional business models are all coming under…