The FDA on Jan. 31 gave Alevio Spine additional 510(k) clearance for the devicemaker's SI-Cure sacroiliac joint fusion system.
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St. Joseph’s Health is paying about $25 million for stake in an ASC owned by Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists, Syracuse.com reported Jan. 31.
Florida offers several benefits for orthopedic patients and practices that has made it an increasingly competitive state for surgeons, according to Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.
Shafic Sraj, MD, an orthopedic hand, shoulder and elbow surgeon at Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine, has implemented an online post-operative care program through WVU's patient portal.
More than 3,000 patients have had spine surgery with Augmedics' Xvision augmented reality system, the medtech company said Jan. 31.
Gregory Basil, MD, joined Aclarion as a surgeon adviser, the medtech company said Jan. 31.
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed two leaders in January.
Becker's reported on four spine surgeons joining new practices or adding to their titles in January.
An orthopedic surgeon was convicted for his role in a $31 million Medicare fraud scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 30.
Julianne Muñoz, MD, an assistant professor of orthopedics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has received a $3,600 grant from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons for her women in orthopedics initiative.