The FDA's clinical hold on Ortho RIT's Ortho-R drug has been lifted, according to a Dec. 13 news release.
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Orthopedic surgeons are among the specialists that are most named in malpractice lawsuits, with about half of all physicians sued at least once during their career, according to Medscape's "Malpractice Reports 2021."
Balloon kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty procedures for spinal fractures were found to help reduce oral opioid use and decrease payer costs, according to a study published in Osteoporosis International.
The first cases using Johnson & Johnson's Velys total knee robot were completed in Australia.
After two weeks out with a neck injury, New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will undergo an MRI on Dec. 13 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, Fansided reported.
Nicole Monsky, who was an executive at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, was named chief marketing officer for Greenwich, Conn.-based Spire Orthopedic Partners.
From trends in physician compensation to emerging technologies and what's going on in the medical device industry, here are 11 observations on the spine industry in 2021:
George Branovacki, MD, performed Illinois' first total knee replacement using the DePuy Synthes Velys robotic-assisted knee replacement technology.
Taking on risk-based contracts, expanding ancillary services and capitalizing on higher-acuity procedures such as spine surgery and joint replacement are among the biggest opportunities for growth in orthopedics.
The largest physician-owned orthopedic group in Georgia secured investment from a private equity firm Dec. 9, among a growing number of independent practices this year that looked for new ways to expand in a challenging healthcare environment.