Robert Hotchkiss, MD, performed finger surgery on Jack Hughes, a center for the New Jersey Devils at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Mr. Hughes is expected to return to playing in eight weeks and will be…
Orthopedic
Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has opened an orthopedic practice in Winchester, Va. Valley Health Center for Orthopedic Excellence is the health system’s first general orthopedics practice in the area, according to a Nov. 12 news release from Valley Health. The…
Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates, a division of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, opened a new location in Rockville, Md. The new office will expand the practice’s orthopedic services and capabilities to additional patients in Montgomery County and the Washington metropolitan…
Zimmer Biomet’s Rosa knee robot was with OptimiZe earned FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a Nov. 14 news release. OptiMize is an enhanced version of the Rosa knee system that is designed fora more customized experience for surgeons. It includes…
Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and Deerfield Management, an investment management firm, have launched the Alliance for Innovation in Movement (AIM) to develop technologies focused on musculoskeletal health. The alliance aims to advance medical device development, therapeutics…
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Medtech company Shoulder Innovations reported total revenue of $11.8 million in the third quarter, according to a Nov. 11 news release from the company. Here are five more notes on the company’s performance:
Orthopedic surgical device company Meduloc received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its intramedullary fracture fixation system. The system is designed to treat small, long bone fractures, combining a flexible nitinol implant with a deployable prong locking mechanism, according to…
Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy Hospital received five-star ratings from Healthgrades for five orthopedic services, including inpatient and outpatient total knee replacement, total hip replacement and spinal fusion surgery. The grades mark the hospital’s 19th consecutive year earning five stars for inpatient total…
On any given day, April Armstrong, MD, might move from teaching surgical residents to mapping gene variants to talking with patients in their 90s about their goals for life after a fracture. It’s that blend of science, systems and empathy…
Procedures across all specialties are seeing increased volume and opportunities at ambulatory surgery and outpatient centers, and orthopedics and spine is no different. As CMS removes more procedures from its Inpatient Only List, the demand for surgeries to be performed…