St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare will open a $194 million expansion at its Plaza campus June 29, adding more than 225,000 square feet of clinical space, according to a June 9 West Central Tribune report. The expansion adds space for orthopedics,…
Orthopedic
Orthopedic surgery often celebrates the operation. Gabriella Ode, MD, believes the operation is rarely what determines whether a patient’s overall care ultimately succeeds. As an orthopedic sports medicine and shoulder surgeon at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and…
Medical device company Moximed reported five-year data showing sustained pain relief, functional improvement and durability for its Misha knee system in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis. The findings, published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, followed 81 patients…
Robin West, MD, has spent her career rebuilding torn anterior cruciate ligaments. She believes the biggest opportunity in sports medicine is making that surgery less necessary. As chief of Inova Sports Medicine at Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Health System, Dr. West…
CHI Health broke ground June 24 on the Lakeside Hills orthopedic center in Omaha, Neb., according to a report from ABC affiliate KETV. The facility is designed to provide coordinated orthopedic care from diagnosis through recovery and serve as a…
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For years, many orthopedic surgeons viewed bundled payments as a concession. Accept a fixed price. Take on more risk. Hope that the math works. Brian Curtin, MD, now believes many surgeons understood the model backward. “I make more now on…
Researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio are developing a nanoparticle-based therapy designed to address irreversible muscle degeneration that often follows rotator cuff tears. The project received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and is…
OrthoPediatrics Corp. has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with Ossio to bring a bio-integrative, metal-free fixation technology to U.S. children’s hospitals. The agreement gives OrthoPediatrics exclusive distribution rights for Ossiofiber implants, which are designed for the treatment of fractures and…
Physician ownership of ASC has become a highly consequential factor shaping the future of the industry. Reimbursement is tightening, corporate buyers are aggressive and physicians are increasingly shifting toward employed settings. For those still debating going into ownership or navigating…
When healthcare leaders talk about technology in orthopedics, the conversation usually starts in the same place. A robot assisting with spine surgery. A navigation system guiding implant placement. An AI platform helping surgeons make decisions. The operating room has become…