Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has opened an orthopedic injury center in Dunmore, Pa., after a February fire damaged Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City (Pa.), according to an Oct. 12 report by ABC affiliate WNEP. The LVHN Injury Center is…
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The spine industry keeps producing new technology. Bilal Butt, MD, wants to know how much of it actually makes surgery better. At Cleveland Clinic, where surgeons have access to advanced implants, robotics and navigation systems, the challenge is no longer…
SurGenTec has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement for Allevion Medical’s Vantage spinal decompression technology. The agreement gives SurGenTec exclusive rights to Vantage, a disposable, sterile system designed for minimally invasive procedures to treat lumbar spinal stenosis, according to an…
Orthopedic surgeons across the country are advancing joint replacement, sports medicine, foot and ankle surgery and upper-extremity care while taking on new roles in research, education and healthcare leadership. The following 15 orthopedic surgeons are making an impact on the…
When Pat Bovonratwet, MD, traveled to South Korea to study endoscopic spine surgery, he wasn’t there to learn how to operate through an endoscope. He already knew how. What he needed to learn was what to do when something went…
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Medicare is changing the financial equation for spine surgeons, and reimbursement cuts are only part of it. With thousands of specialists entering mandatory payment models, prior authorization expanding in traditional Medicare and new performance requirements ahead, surgeons face growing financial…
Spine surgery has more options than ever, but more choices have not necessarily made the biggest decisions any easier. From the push to avoid fusion to the rapid adoption of endoscopy, surgeons are confronting questions about how much intervention is…
Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons has broken ground on a 14,269-square-foot clinic in Millbrook, Ala., according to an Oct. 8 Montgomery Advertiser report. The project is expected to cost between $8 million and $9 million and open in late 2027.…
A spine patient can wait months to see a surgeon only to learn at the appointment that surgery is not the next step. They may need physical therapy first. They may need pain management or an injection. They may not…
When Daniel Park, MD, began learning endoscopic spine surgery nearly a decade ago, the surgeons coming up behind him barely knew what to make of it. Fellowship applicants would hear “endoscopic” and think arthroscopy. Many had little interest in learning…