The estate of a spine surgeon who worked at Los Angeles-based Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California alleges he was wrongfully fired a year before his death, according to a Jan. 4 report from mynewsla.com.
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Stryker on Jan. 5 acquired OrthoSensor, a digital orthopedic technology company focused on total joint replacements.
Peter Fields, MD, director of OrthoRegen in Santa Monica, Calif., is offering a stem cell therapy that combines four regenerative orthopedic procedures.
Neurosurgeon Jeffrey Gross, MD, launched a scholarship for students accepted into or already enrolled in college or trade school, according to a Jan. 4 news release.
Smith+Nephew completed the acquisition of Integra LifeSciences' extremity orthopedics business for $240 million.
Former NFL player and neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Myron Rolle, MD, criticized the NFL for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic this season, NBC Sports Boston reports.
Three spine surgeons that joined new practices in December:
Concord, N.H.-based Orthopaedic Surgery Center moved from its basement quarters to Concord Hospital's Memorial Medical Office Building across the street, according to a Dec. 2 report from the Concord Monitor.
Sachin Pawar, MD, surgically repaired the nose of Milwaukee Bucks forward Torrey Craig, the team reported Dec. 31.
French device company Safe Orthopaedics on Jan. 4 unveiled its virtual operating room tool designed to ease workflows during spine surgery.