New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed new medical director roles in Florida.
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Spine surgeons Max Kahn, MD, and Andrew Chung, MD, both helped bring endoscopic spine surgery to their health systems.
Alaska is the most expensive state to have a spinal fusion, according to data from Sidecar Health.
ECential Robotics earned FDA 510(k) clearance for a device to help plan and instrument spinal fusions, the medtech company said July 22.
Hospitals across the U.S. postponed or canceled non-urgent surgeries due to IT outages stemming from a software update issue affecting computers running on Microsoft Windows.
State College, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine added Jason Clark, DO, to its staff.
In recent years, spine and orthopedic devicemakers have merged and acquired smaller companies.
Payer negotiations have been a challenge for some spine surgeons, especially with evolving reimbursements and financial headwinds.
Pacific Crest Orthopedics has opened in San Francisco following a merger between Urgently Ortho and the Institute for Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine, according to a July 19 report from City Buzz.
Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Biomet, the largest employer in Kosciusko County, is threatening to exit the region if the state does not modernize a 155-mile stretch of nearby highway, according to a July 18 report from Inside Indiana Business.