The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is presenting an update to its bylaws, but the move has some surgeons worried about how changes will affect members long term. Modernization is the primary motivation for the proposed bylaw updates, AAOS President…
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Foot and ankle surgical services provider Pace Surgical has acquired compression distraction technology from Best Step Orthopedics. Pace Surgical focuses on preserving anatomical constructs and the quality of life of foot and ankle patients, and has now added BSO’s compression-distraction…
Safa Kassab, MD, performed the first U.S. case with Pixee Medical’s Knee+ NexSight system, according to a May 15 news release. The milestone procedure was completed May 6 at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, Mich. Knee+ NexSight is an…
AdventHealth is opening a sports medicine and rehabilitation center in Zephyrhills, Fla., located next to its existing facility. AdventHealth Sports Med and Rehab Zephyrhills features a dedicated occupational therapy area, a physical therapy gym for strength and mobility recovery and…
Michael Meneghini, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and CEO and founder of Noblesville-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute, has debuted Enovis’ Empowr partial knee replacement technology at the facility. Dr. Meneghini, who co-designed the partial knee technology, performed the operation on hip and…
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Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum underwent surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery on May 13, according to a May 14 report from ABC affiliate WCVB. The surgery was performed by HSS…
Orthopedic surgeon and longtime head team physician for the UCLA athletics department Gerald Finerman, MD, has died at the age of 86. Dr. Finerman, who served as UCLA’s head team physician from 1971 to 2013, died May 3. During his…
Las Vegas-based Crovetti Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine has added Dennis Jackson, MD, to its team, according to a May 8 report from Nevada Business. Dr. Jackson began seeing patients at Crovetti’s Las Vegas and Henderson, Nev.-based offices on May 1. …
Insight Surgery raised $2.5 million in financing to scale its FDA-cleared EmbedMed orthopedic platform. Nodenza Venture Partners led the financing round, according to a May 14 email shared with Becker’s. EmbedMed is a digital platform that creates patient-specific guides for…
Orthopedics remains a key growth area for Surgery Partners with total joint replacements driving increases in volume, CEO J. Eric Evans said in a May 12 earnings call. Surgery Partners facilities saw more than 29,000 orthopedic cases in the first…