Curtis Kephart, MD, performed Delray Medical Center's first knee replacement with the Smith+Nephew's Cori Robot.
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Two high-profile surgeries performed by Neal ElAttrache, MD, and four more sports medicine updates from the past month:
From hosting clinical trials to bringing on new technology, several hospitals have embraced new spine surgery techniques in the last two months:
NuVasive's newest spine implant and four more updates from device companies in the last week:
The Allegheny Health Network Orthopaedic Institute has completed more than 2,000 robotic-assisted hip and knee replacements with the Mako system at its Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pa., Erie News Now reported July 27.
Spine surgeon Vishal Khatri, MD, has joined Englewood (N.J.) Health Physician Network and Englewood Hospital, where he plans to create a multidisciplinary spine center.
Implant manufacturer Orthofix has launched FiberFUSE Strip, a demineralized bone graft intended to promote bone growth after spine surgery, in the U.S.
Stryker posted $1.6 billion in net sales for its orthopedics business in the second quarter, and the company saw growth across all orthopedic procedure types.
"Refuse to fuse" is a motto Scott Blumenthal, MD, lives by.
Michael Bolognesi, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Duke Health in Durham, N.C., is paying close attention to healthcare trends that will impact patient care and value-based care.