Bioventus launched its Osteomatrix+ bone graft for various spine and orthopedic applications.
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While some hospitals and physicians have adopted stances of limiting prescription opioids in light of the opioid epidemic, these actions have worsened the epidemic, according to a guest column spine surgeon David Hanscom, MD, wrote in Pain News Network.
Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic welcomed Adam Cochran, MD, according to the Gwinnett Citizen.
Adventist Health Lodi (Calif.) Memorial orthopedic surgeon Stephen Howell, MD, was awarded an honorary membership to the German Arthroplasty Society, according to Lodi News-Sentinel.
Additive Orthopaedics received FDA 510(k) clearance for its patient-specific 3D-printed Locking Lattice Plates.
Orthopedic spine surgeon Brandon P. Hirsch, MD, joined the CORE Institute in Phoenix in 2018.
John A. Abraham, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia.
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Institute of Engineering are using 3D technology to print spinal cords.
Spinal Elements elected Steve Healy to serve as chairman of the board of directors, effective Jan. 1.
Anthem will need to come up with a new way to notify patients of a class action settlement over spinal surgeries, according to Bloomberg Law.