Author: Staff

The FDA cleared several spine devices last month.

According to the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, orthopedic practices spend more than $33,000 per month per surgeon to maintain overhead in addition to ancillary, medical malpractice and capital expenditures.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute cut the ribbon on a new location in Hamilton, N.J., April 14, according to an Insider NJ report.

Orthopedic surgeons fell from the No. 1 spot on Medscape's highest compensated physicians report in 2020.

The FDA cleared several knee, hip, shoulder, spine and extremities devices last month.

A study published in a recent issue of the International Journal of Spine Surgery found the work relative value units assigned to open decompression and interlaminar stabilization are undervalued.

Gray Wesley Barrow, MD, was sentenced April 15 to prison for his role in a healthcare kickbacks scheme, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

Active Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, an 11-physician group based in Hackensack, N.J., joined Summit Health April 12.

Executives at the top orthopedic and spine device companies receive millions of dollars in total compensation, according to proxy statements filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

Six games for an NHL team have been suspended after 25 players and coaches tested positive for a COVID-19 variant, according to ESPN.