Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of University of Southern California has added Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Beach Cities Orthopedics & Sports Medicine to its network, expanding its orthopedic footprint in the South Bay. Effective immediately, Keck Medicine will operate orthopedic locations in…
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Safa Kassab, MD, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, performed the first total knee replacement in the U.S. using Pixee Medical’s Knee+ NexSight augmented reality glasses. The wearable augmented reality platform provides real-time surgical guidance through a…
For decades, paralysis after spinal cord injury was largely treated as permanent. Patients might regain limited function through rehabilitation, adaptive devices or physical therapy, but once movement was lost, surgeons had few options to restore it. Justin Brown, MD, believes…
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Children’s and Norton Leatherman Spine partnered to launch Norton Children’s Leatherman Spine, a pediatric specialty practice focused on spinal conditions, according to a May 11 report by The Lane Report. The practice will provide care for conditions…
R. Michael Meneghini, MD, once spent years driving three hours a day just to continue practicing orthopedic surgery. Every morning, he left his home before dawn, drove an hour and a half to work outside the geographic boundaries of a…
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Marc Philippon, MD, is the managing partner of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., and chairman of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, where he also serves as director of the sports medicine fellowship and director of hip research. Dr. Philippon…
Shifting workforce dynamics, accelerating technology adoption and mounting financial pressure are testing the foundations of orthopedic care. Leaders from across the field shared what concerns them most about where the specialty is headed, and what’s at stake for patients and…
Across the country, health systems are racing to open ASCs, recruit orthopedic surgeons and stake out regional territory before competitors do. Bryan Kelly, MD, thinks most of them are solving the wrong problem. “It’s easy to fall into the idea…
Supply disruptions of neurosurgical patties, sponges and strip devices could affect patient care and neurosurgical procedures through the end of 2026, according to a May 6 letter by the FDA. The shortage stems in part from supplier issues involving Medline…
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons elected E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, as president for the 2026-27 term. Dr. Chiocca assumed the role following the organization’s annual scientific meeting held May 1-4 in San Antonio, according to a May 8…