Orthopedic surgeon Prashant Deshmane, MD, has performed Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital's first robotic hip procedure using Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics technology, according to a Sept. 20 report from the Daily Sentinel.
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The University of Maryland Medical System partnered with digital platform Gallion to manage high-cost procedures including spine and total joint care, according to a Sept. 23 news release.
Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols for spine patients didn't improve some patient outcomes measurements at one center, but other factors may have affected results, according to a study in the October issue of The Spine Journal.
Xtant Medical launched the Cortera posterior fixation system, according to a Sept. 23 news release.
Michigan Head and Spine Institute added Stephen Hofmeister, DO, according to an email shared with Becker's.
Azon Medical agreed to pay $1 million to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for alleged improper billing of P-Stim neurostimulators, the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Patients prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, including Ozepmic and Wegovy, have a significantly higher postoperative infection rate following ankle-fusion procedures, according to a Sept. 20 Helio report, based on a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society's annual…
World Wrestling Entertainment star Javier Bernal plans to be out of the ring for six months after undergoing a successful foot surgery performed by Norman Waldrop, MD, according to a June 21 report from Wrestle Zone.
University of Michigan-Sparrow Orthopedics added Ian Ridge, MD, to its staff.
Law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz is investigating claims on behalf of patients who may have had data stolen in Access Sports Medicine & Orthopedics' data breach, according to a Sept. 19 news release.