Whitefish, Mont.-based North Valley Hospital recently installed Stryker's Mako robot to assist orthopedic surgeons with partial and total hip replacements, reports the Daily Inter Lake.
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Alex Jahangir, MD, director of orthopedic trauma at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, was appointed March 14 to head the city's Metro Coronavirus Task Force, reports WMOT.
A growing number of hospitals in the U.S. are postponing elective surgeries to free up additional space for coronavirus patients, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health on March 12 partnered with San Francisco-based Carrum Health to expand orthopedic services at two of its hospitals.
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum postponed a scheduled appearance by leading orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, MD, WTOK-TV reports.
Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes received the European CE Mark for its Bi-Mentum Dual Mobility System used in hip surgeries, according to Med-Tech Innovation.
Over the past two decades, innovation in spine surgery tools and instrumentation has led to a vast and ever-growing selection of artificial discs, expandable cages and pedicle screws, among other devices.
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Ozark Orthopaedics in Fayetteville, Ark., recently informed patients of a data breach after it noticed unusual activity within its email system in October.