Keith Meister, MD, will repair the damaged ulnar collateral ligament of Oakland Athletics' pitcher Kendall Graveman after the ligament failed to improve through rehabilitation, SFGate reports.
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Roy Davidovitch, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at New York City-based NYU Langone Health.
Smith & Nephew released an urgent field safety notice to warn patients and surgeons of issues with its first generation Journey BCS Knee System.
In a $50 million lawsuit, former neurosurgery resident Rylan Brantl, MD, alleges the chief of neurosurgery at Columbia-based University of Missouri School of Medicine harassed and fired him without good cause, the Missourian reports.
In the second quarter of 2018, Stryker reported a 10.3 percent increase in net sales to $3.3 billion, as well as a strong quarter for organic sales growth.
The way a Georgia-based spine surgeon and practice interacts with plaintiff lawyers in personal injury cases has come under scrutiny and resulted in a nearly $9,000 fee, according to the Daily Report.
Medtronic agreed to a proposed settlement with an investor that sued the company for allegedly concealing adverse events for the company's rhBMP-2 product Infuse, according to the Star Tribune.
Hospital for Special Surgery to work with South Korean hospitals on quality improvement: 5 key notes
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is expanding an existing relationship with South Korea-based Bumin Hospital Group to strengthen its quality improvement and infection control programs.
Using robots in the operating room helps surgeons at Cedar Rapids (Iowa) hospitals and Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics perform procedures that are faster and minimally invasive, The (Iowa) Gazette reported.
Surgeons at Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Medical Center are using 3D printed technology in the operating room, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reported.