Last year was an evolutionary one for healthcare, with the widespread adoption of telehealth providing patients with access to providers at their fingertips.
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SeaSpine's WaveForm TO transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion system was released in a limited commercial launch.
The FDA has provided clearance for Zimmer Biomet's Rosa partial knee system for robotic-assisted partial knee replacements.
It will take more than 200 years for orthopedic surgery to achieve gender parity in the U.S. at the current 2 percent annual growth rate, or by the year 2236, according to a study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
A Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic study led by Kade McQuivey, MD, found that 97 percent of orthopedic surgery residents experience procedural-related musculoskeletal pain.
Norton Healthcare will open a neuroscience and primary care office April 26 that will bolster spine services in Bardstown, Ky.
The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many healthcare projects in 2020, but construction has picked back up this year. Here are 14 of the most expensive orthopedic projects in the works:
According to the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, orthopedic practices spend more than $33,000 per month per surgeon to maintain overhead in addition to ancillary, medical malpractice and capital expenditures.
Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island, a 25-physician group, has opened a $33 million flagship facility in Warwick, WPRI reports.
Covington, La.-based Avala Hospital has established the Avala Physician Network to meet outpatient needs related to neurology, pain management and general surgery.