Shaleen Vira, MD, has been appointed chief of orthopedic spine surgery at Phoenix-based Banner Health’s University Medical Center, according to a July 28 LinkedIn post. Dr. Vira is a board-certified spine surgeon with dual training in orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery.…
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Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health has opened Spine Care at Arapeen, a clinic focused on treating back, neck and spine conditions through a team-based approach. The clinic brings together specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedics and neurosurgery,…
Syosset (N.Y.) Hospital, part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has performed its first Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration procedure, marking a milestone in knee injury treatment, according to a July 23 news release by the system. The surgery was performed…
The Bone & Joint Center, based in Albany, N.Y., has completed its 5,000th joint replacement at its Malta, N.Y., ASC, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The Center specializes in same-day hip and knee replacements using robotic-assisted…
Warsaw, Ind.-based OrthoWorx has received a $1 million grant from the Don Wood Foundation in Fort Wayne, Ind., to expand career exploration and talent development programs for students across Northern Indiana, according to a July 24 Times Union report. The…
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Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has installed the region’s first interpretive MRI at its new Sanford Orthopedics building, according to a July 25 report from Dakota News Now. The advanced imaging system, lifted into the facility by crane, will allow…
Indiana State University in Terre Haute has signed a five-year exclusive partnership with Union Health Sports Medicine to serve as the official health care provider for Sycamore Athletics, according to a news release from the university. USM will provide student-athletes…
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Disease-Specific Care Certification in hip fracture treatment, according to a July 24 news release from West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health. The hospital recently…
Minneapolis-based Inovedis has completed 50 successful rotator cuff surgeries in the U.S. using its Sinefix repair system, marking growing adoption of a new method for attaching tendon to bone, according to a July 22 news release. Unlike traditional suture anchors,…
Patients who received preoperative counseling before ACL reconstruction used significantly fewer opioids after surgery without reporting more pain, according to a July 23 news release from the Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine. The randomized clinical trial, published in…