Author: Sophie Eydis

In spine care, progress rarely moves in a straight line. Some ideas take years to reach the operating room, even after evidence supports them. Others arrive far more quickly, propelled by enthusiasm that outpaces validation. Between those two forces lies…

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics plans to open an office in West Chester, Pa., expanding access to orthopedic care in Chester County, according to an April 21 system LinkedIn post.  The site will offer on-site X-ray, orthotics and bracing, along with services…

As orthopedic care continues its shift away from hospitals, ASCs are emerging as a critical growth engine for the specialty, offering lower costs, greater efficiency and a better patient experience.  Leading surgeons and executives are not only moving more complex…

The Salt Lake City-based L. S. Peery, M.D. Orthopaedic Innovation Center at the University of Utah’s Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine received FDA 510(k) clearance for the CoAptix S 7.5-millimeter system, a bone screw platform designed for fracture fixation…

Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics has broken ground on a 54,000-square-foot facility in Chattanooga, Tenn. The new location will house clinic services, physical therapy, advanced imaging and an urgent orthopedic walk-in clinic. The project reflects the organization’s commitment to…

Medical device companies Canary Medical and NanoHive Medical have partnered to develop spinal fusion cages embedded with real-time sensing technology, targeting what the companies describe as a largely unresolved problem in spine surgery outcomes. The implants would continuously monitor fusion…

Grand Junction, Colo.-based Intermountain Health Rocky Mountain Orthopedics has launched RAPID ortho service, a same-day care option for patients with orthopedic injuries, according to an April 17 report by ABC affiliate KJCT News. RAPID, short for rapid access to precision…

Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph’s Health has added Prashant Deshmane, MD, to Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Physicians Orthopedic and Spine Care, where he will provide orthopedic services. Dr. Deshmane has more than 14 years of clinical experience and focuses on adult…

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons have appointed Luis Manuel Tumialán, MD, as chair of the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves.  The association’s Spine Section is one of the…

For professional athletes, injury is not just a physical setback; it is an interruption of livelihood. Matthew Gotlin, MD, a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at New York City-based NY Orthopedics, who treats athletes at every level, from professional to recreational,…