After recently receiving FDA approval, Medacta announced its Unconstrained Screw Technology Sacro-Iliac Joint Screw System was used in its first sacroiliac joint fusion surgery.
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Here are nine interesting statistics and facts about orthopedic practices, as gathered by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in its Orthopaedic Practice in the U.S. 2016 report.
Muncie-based Central Indiana Orthopedics pushed forward with its efforts to build a new office in Fishers, Ind., according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Jennifer Waterman, DO, joined Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health, according to cjonline.com.
Hip replacement patients with poorer overall health are the most likely to benefit from teaching hospitals, Dhruv Khullar, MD, and Austin Frakt, PhD, report in a viewpoint article in The New York Times.
The Orthopaedic Institute of Ohio and the Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery in Lima celebrated 20 years of operation, hometownstations.com reports.
OrthoSensor received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Verasense Sensor-Assisted Technology to be used with Zimmer Biomet's Persona Knee System for total knee replacement.
Andrew Hecht, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at the New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System.
McGill University, located in Montreal, Québec, Canada, is teaming up with CAE Healthcare and DePuy Synthes Products to create a virtual reality platform for spine surgery training.
NuVasive appointed Lisa Pecora, Tristan Ribar and Marc Rosenbaum to finance roles.