From product launches and milestones, here are five updates in orthobiologics since March 28. 1. Lenoss Medical’s OsteoPearl procedure reached its 150th case. OsteoPearl is an allograft designed to augment vertebral compression fractures. 2. Spine Wave released its Tempest demineralized…
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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield established favorable coverage for Mainstay Medical Holdings’ Reactiv8 restorative neurostimulation for intractable chronic low back pain. Coverage went into effect on April 16, according to an April 28 news release. Under the policy Reactiv8…
Neal ElAttrache, MD, is set to perform shoulder surgery on Griffin Conine, an outfielder for the Miami Marlins, on April 29. The exact operation is not yet determined, but Dr. ElAttrache will repair Mr. Conine’s dislocated left shoulder, according to…
Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic is celebrating 15 years serving patients out of its Madison, Ga., office. The location is led by M. Shane Smith, MD, who specializes in sports medicine, total joint replacement and shoulder and elbow conditions. “As I…
New York City-based Spine Associates of NYC has added orthopedic spine surgeon Baron Lonner, MD. Dr. Lonner specializes in scoliosis surgery, according to an April 28 news release from the practice. He currently works as a surgeon and clinical professor…
Brett Shore, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at DISC Sports and Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., has spent his time as a hip specialist perfecting a minimally invasive incision approach, the “bikini incision,” that he learned during his time…
A surgeon at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital performed the state’s third-ever awake ankle surgery, Yale Daily News reported April 25. All three surgeries have been performed by Arriana Gianakos, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at YNHH. Wide-awake ankle surgery can…
Dharmesh Vyas, MD, PhD, performed knee surgery on Tanner Howe, a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins, at UPMC St. Margaret Harmar Outpatient Center in Pittsburgh. The procedure was to repair Mr. Howe’s anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and…
Many spine surgeons, neurosurgeons and leaders throughout the industry are advancing the space through their work, achievements and innovations. Here are 25 power players in spine surgery: Note: Leaders are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Jocelyne Bloch, MD.…
Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Wisconsin has started work on a $10 million surgery center in Madison, according to an April 25 report from the Wisconsin State Journal. Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Wisconsin opened in 2023 when a group…