Author: Staff

Plano-based Texas Back Institute has performed the first surgery using Safe Orthopaedics' products in the United States.

There are several trends making an impact on orthopedic and spine surgery practices today.

Anderson, S.C.-based Blue Ridge Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has joined Greenville (S.C.) Health System, according to an Independent Mail report.

Alpena (Mich.) Regional Medical Center added William Oh, MD, to its physician team, according to a WBKB 11 report.

Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America named Lori A. Karol, MD, president, according to a Dallas/Fort Worth Healthcare Daily report.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons named Deborah L. Benzil, MD, vice president.

Memorial Hermann-The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital incorporated Stryker's MAKOplasty procedure, according to a Woodlands Online report.

Zacks has restated the "hold" rating for Bacterin stock, according to a Mideast Times report.

Leonard Kranzler, MD, JD, is a neurosurgical trauma surgeon at the University of Chicago Medicine. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Bar Association, Central Neurosurgical Society and Illinois Society of Neurological Surgeons.

Cullman Regional Medical Center in Alabama now participates in the American Joint Replacement Registry.