Author: Staff

  Myron B. Bailey, MD, an orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon in northeastern Louisiana, is retiring after a 45-year career, according to a report by The News Star.

 Titan Spine now offers a warranty for its Endoskeleton line of spinal interbody fusion devices for a one-time free replacement.

Scott Blumenthal, MD, was featured in a Plano Star Courier report describing a successful artificial disc replacement procedure he performed for a Vietnam Veteran.

The United States filed two complaints under the False Claims Act related to physician-owned distributorships.

It's not uncommon for medical practices to face challenges such as outstanding claims submission, increasing denial rates and incorrect benefits verification. NextServices, a healthcare management company, found solutions to these problems for one private nephrology group based in Albuquerque, N.M.

The American Orthopaedic Association named new members to their executive committee, according to an AAOS Now report.

An article published in Spine examines how diabetes impacts spine surgery outcomes.

 The Food and Drug Administration granted 39 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in August.

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago added Matthew W. Colman, MD, and Adam B. Yanke, MD, to its medical staff.

  Ziya Gokaslan, MD, is the director of the neurosurgical spine program and vice chair of the neurosurgery department at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. He also serves as a professor of neurological surgery, orthopedic surgery and oncology.…