Advances in surgical navigation may be breathing new life into an older spine technique, one spine surgeon says. The case study, published Jan. 3 in Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, focused on two adult patients with L5 spondylolysis and spina bifida occults. Both…
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Bloomington, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics named Christopher Meyer, MD, as CEO, the first practicing physician to lead the organization. Dr. Meyer joined TCO in 2003 and has held leadership roles for nearly two decades, including on the board of directors…
Medtech company Propiro earned FDA clearance for its Picasso feature within its Paradigm platform, according to a Jan. 15 news release. Picasso works in Propiro’s AI platform, which provides continuous 3D measurements to help spine surgeons assess alignment intraoperatively. “As…
Five orthopedic surgeons launched The Hand, Wrist & Elbow Institute at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago. Mark Cohen, MD; John Fernandez, MD; Robert Wysocki, MD; Xavier Simcock, MD, and Nitin Goyal, MD, operate the institute across seven locations, according…
Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Empire Vein & Vascular Specialists is now offering genicular artery embolization as a noninvasive alternative to knee replacement surgery for patients with osteoarthritis. The outpatient procedure is designed to reduce inflammation and arthritis-related knee pain by limiting…
Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network has added Saygin Kamaci, MD, to its orthopedics team. Dr. Kamaci is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in orthopedic trauma and sports medicine, according to a Jan. 14 news release from Marshall Health Network. He also…
Kern Singh, MD, professor and chief of spine surgery at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, has been performing outpatient spine procedures for almost two decades, long enough to see the shift from edge-case to expectation. Now, with more spine procedures…
VB Spine has entered into an agreement with Robotron Surgical Technologies to acquire the SpineHawk platform. The company will add Robotron’s single-use visualization-enabled spinal instruments, software-enabled intraoperative image recognition technology and related intellectual property to its portfolio, according to a…
Clemens Soeller, MD, joined National Park Orthopedic Center in Hot Springs, Ark., The Sentinel-Record reported Jan. 15. Dr. Soeller’s expertise includes total joint replacement, reconstructive surgery and arthroscopy. He earned his medical degree at the Louisiana State University School of…
Kolosis Bio and nonprofit MTF Biologics are launching Summit Matrix, a synthetic bone graft for spine and orthopedic surgeries. The bone graft is supported by NanoLift surface technology and designed to improve bone regeneration, according to a Jan. 14 news…