Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital opened its $150 million Orthopedic & Spine Tower in August, AL.com reported Sept. 22.
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Amazon, Walmart and Walgreens have all taken steps into healthcare, but their lasting impact remains to be seen. Two orthopedic surgeons told Becker's how they feel about the companies' hand in healthcare.
The FDA cleared Incline Village, Nev.-based Kleiner Device Labs' new KG2 Surge flow-through interbody system for market use, the company said Sept. 22.
Camber Spine launched its Spira-P posterior lumbar spacer and Spira-T oblique posterior lumbar spacer devices nationally, according to a Sept. 22 news release.
Plano-based Texas Back Institute has provided spinal care since it opened in 1977. Today, it's one of the largest freestanding multidisciplinary academic spine centers in the world.
HHS' Office of Inspector General on Sept. 15 issued a favorable advisory opinion for a hospital's proposed joint replacement program that would cover complications, JDSupra reported Sept. 21.
Here are four key updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:
Medtronic enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial for its Braive growth modulation system for scoliosis, according to a Sept. 22 news release.
Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro will add Siddharth Shetgeri, DO, in October, according to a Sept. 21 news release.
On Sept. 22, 2020, Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute inked its partnership with Orlando, Fla.-based AdventHealth to expand into the Florida market. Rothman's president, Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, spoke with Becker's about how that push stands a year later and what's…