Mt. Airy, N.C. -based Northern Orthopaedics added Jason Cucchiara, FNP-C, a family nurse practitioner with orthopedic and emergency/trauma care training, according to the Mount Airy News.
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Stephen Mitros, MD, retired from his practice, South Bend, Ind.-based Mitros Orthopaedics in December, and had his last patient follow-up this past month, according to the South Bend Tribune.
The Journal of Neurosurgery published an article outlining "awake spinal fusion" using the endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion technique without general anesthesia.
Smith & Nephew acquired Leaf Healthcare, a patient monitoring system developer focused on pressure injury prevention.
Xtant Medical reported a slight drop in fourth quarter revenue as well as a net loss in 2018.
The FDA issued a final rule cementing posterior cervical screw systems as a class 2 device and will maintain the premarket notification requirement.
InVivo Therapeutics reported raising net proceeds of $16.5 million in 2018 and implemented significant cost savings measures last year.
ChoiceSpine released the Hawkeye TI, designed to improve cervical corpectomy cases.
In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a previous judgment ruling in favor of a spine surgeon that sued Medtronic for patent infringement; now, Medtronic would like the federal appeals court to conduct a full…
Orthopedic surgeon O. Tom Johns, MD, died March 31 of a pulmonary issue, according to the Daily News Journal, part of the USA Today network. He was 72.