Confirmis' Identity Imprint knee replacement system received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.
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Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine appointed four vice chairs in the department of orthopedic surgery, according to a May 10 announcement.
Robert Marchand, MD, estimates that he has performed 1,200 robotic joint replacements in 2020 and has live-streamed at least one case per day since the COVID-19 pandemic began, The Boston Globe reports.
Orthopedic surgery dropped from the top spot in Medscape's highest-paid physician specialties in 2021, but has been consistently among the top three highest earners.
Indianapolis-based Ascension St. Vincent will build a new neurosurgical hospital as part of a $325 million expansion, the Indy Star reported May 10.
Consolidation of orthopedic practices is a trend that will continue, but private orthopedic practices can still thrive, according to Mark Getelman, MD, of Van Nuys, Calif.-based Southern California Orthopedic Institute.
Surgalign Spine Technologies has submitted a premarket notification 510(k) to the FDA for approval of its digital surgical guidance system.
The FDA cleared 36 musculoskeletal devices in April.
Orthopedic surgeons are no longer the highest-paid medical specialty in the U.S., with plastic surgeons on average taking home a larger salary each year, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2021."
The first augmented-reality-assisted total knee replacement with Medacta's NextAR system was performed in December, and now the medtech company aims to expand the technology to spine, hip and shoulder surgery.