The global wearable medical devices market will likely grow at an 18.3 percent compound annual growth rate, according to a ResearchAndMarkets report.
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With more than 250,000 minimally invasive lumbar spine surgeries performed in the U.S. each year, the minimally invasive spine technologies market is predicted to see continuous growth through 2026.
Orthopedic surgeons in Florida are opposing opioid prescription bills that look to impose strict limits on the prescriptions, according to The Ledger.
Rome, Ga.-based orthopedic surgeon and hand specialist Michael Paxten, MD, operated on an injured red-tailed hunting hawk, according to the Rome News-Tribune.
Redding, Calif.-based Shasta Orthopaedics welcomed neurosurgeon Kimberly Page, MD.
Orthopedic residents require greater instruction on the clinical examination and documentation of spine pathology, according to a study in The Spine Journal.
Google-owned AI company DeepMind can now diagnose optical diseases by analyzing retinal scans with its algorithms, Sky News reports.
Michigan Judge Janice Cunningham sentenced former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar to another 40 to 125 years in prison, NBC News reports. Barring appeals, this marks the end of the criminal cases against Mr. Nassar.
Michael Lee, MD, is a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon at University of Chicago Medicine.
Dextera Surgical will sell nearly all of its assets to Aesculap.