Author: Staff

Alpesh Patel, MD, a spine surgeon with Chicago Spine MD, has a background in spinal implant innovation and development. Here, he discusses the biggest trends in the field and what he thinks will be just a fad.

John T. Gill, MD, is the founder of and an orthopedic surgeon at Dallas Sports Medicine.

Michael Hromanik, MD, joined Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Health System, according to The Weirton Daily Times.

Kirt Kimball, MD, Kevin Christensen, MD, and Jeffrey Wallentine, MD, utilized a new anterior cruciate ligament surgical method, developed by James Andrews, MD, to repair Provo, Utah-based Brigham Young University tight-end Moroni Laulu-Pututau's knee, Desert News reports.

Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare opened a new $5 million orthopedic facility, Riverside Orthopedic Specialists in Bourbonnais, Ill., according to the Daily Journal.

Here are five sports medicine physicians who recently joined new practices or took on new positions.

As more spine surgeries transition to the outpatient setting, surgeons and researchers continue to study the cost differences between inpatient and outpatient procedures.

An investigation into Zimmer Biomet's Warsaw, Ind.-based manufacturing facility began following a Securities Class Action complaint filed in 2017.

A few of K2M's shareholders filed a suit Oct. 12 to block the device company's $1.4 billion merger with Stryker, according to Law 360.

The FDA cleared 33 orthopedic- and spine-related devices in September.