Penn Highlands DuBois (Pa.) has performed 200 robotic-assisted hip and knee replacements, WTAJ reported July 29.
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Construction is booming in orthopedics as many hospital expansions and surgical facilities pick up steam in 2021. Here are 16 of the largest orthopedic projects in the works across the U.S.:
Muncie-based Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital's orthopedic center is getting a dedicated ASC and will hire eight physicians over the next five years, the Muncie Star Press reported July 30.
Orthopedic surgical robots and navigation systems still have a long way to go when it comes to accuracy, according to Richard Berger, MD, of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.
Intraoperative neuromonitoring services provider Assure Holdings has partnered with neurosurgeon W. Lee Warren, MD, to perform neuromonitoring procedures in Nebraska, the 11th state it now operates in.
Yogish Kamath, MD, has opened a spine and brain clinic in Wichita Falls, Texas, according to Texomashompeage.com.
NuVasive's Pulse platform for spine surgery received FDA 510(k) approval, and it is now available for sale.
Bioventus has entered an agreement to acquire Misonix for $518 million in a cash-and-stock transaction.
A study found that preoperative cold treatment can reduce opioid intake and pain scores in total knee replacement patients during a six-week recovery period.
Smith+Nephew posted growth in all segments of its orthopedics business in the second quarter.