Orthopedic surgeon advocacy efforts have focused on topics from payer relations to patient care. Two surgeons told Becker's the areas that are currently top of mind in orthopedics.
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Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., said it is the first hospital in the state to perform spine surgery with OrthoPediatrics' ApiFix technology, brproud.com reported March 2.
Marc Moisi, MD, was named director of neurosurgery at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., The Davison Index reported March 3.
Louisiana neurosurgeon Sebastian Koga, MD, has completed the world's first surgeries using Aurora Spine Corp.'s Dexa-C implant, the devicemaker said March 3.
Independent orthopedic groups, surgery centers and specialty hospitals are among the healthcare facilities that have fallen by the wayside during the pandemic as COVID-19 continues to inflict hardships on providers, both from a health and an economic standpoint.
Conformis saw a year-over-year decrease in fourth-quarter sales but a 45 percent jump in full-year sales in 2021, according to financial results posted March 2.
OrthoGrid Systems has developed an artificial intelligence-driven intraoperative hip replacement application.
SeaSpine has launched its NorthStar cervical facet fusion and Flash Navigation lumbar facet fusion devices.
The launch of Zimmer Biomet's spine and dental spinoff and four more key updates from spine devicemakers in the last week:
Surgeons at Yale Medicine in New Haven, Conn., are using stem cell treatments to treat some hip conditions without joint replacements, ABC affiliate WTNH reported March 1.