Author: Staff

Four orthopedic surgeons at Blackfoot, Idaho-based Bingham Memorial Hospital are trained to use Stryker's Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System, according to the Bingham County Chronicle.

Zanesville, Ohio-based Genesis HealthCare System broke ground Sept. 22 on an orthopedic center expected to cost several million dollars, according to Y-City News.

Orthopedic surgeon Mark Erickson, MD, of Children's Hospital Colorado completed his 100th robotic-assisted pediatric spine surgery, according to CBS Denver.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based Saratoga Hospital, Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center and Albany-based Capital Region Orthopedics are developing an orthopedic surgery center despite COVID-19 delaying Saratoga Hospital's other projects, the Albany Business Review reports.

A Los Angeles Chargers team physician accidentally punctured the lung of quarterback Tyrod Taylor while administering a pain-killing injection, the team told ESPN Sept. 23. 

CMS released the 2021 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in August, which would reduce relative value unit conversion factor from $36.09 to $32.26.

The North American Spine Society released its list of 20 spine specialists under 40 in the October 2020 edition of SpineLine.

The American College of Surgeons surveyed its members to gauge how CMS' proposal to cut payments for some specialty surgeries would affect their practices and patients.

West Monroe, La.-based Glenwood Regional Medical Center purchased an ExcelsiusGPS, according to The News Star.

Life Spine gained FDA approval to expand its sacroiliac joint fixation portfolio, according to a Sept. 22 announcement.