Orthopedic

A microscope can make an operation more intricate. It does not necessarily make the hospital more necessary. Vanessa Gabrovsky Cuéllar, MD, an orthopedic hand and wrist surgeon and physician partner at DISC Surgery Center at Palm Beach (Fla.), performs delicate…

The first surgical robots were enormous, expensive and impractical. They belonged to a period when computers still felt like specialized machinery: powerful, promising and largely inaccessible outside institutions with the money, staff and patience to operate them. Ugo Ihekweazu, MD,…

Trellis Bioscience, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, closed a $9 million Series C financing round to support completion of its phase 2 trial of calpurbatug, an investigational monoclonal antibody therapy for chronic prosthetic joint infections. The financing included participation from existing…

A group of physician lawmakers has introduced the Patients First Act, which revamps the Medicare physician fee schedule, expands access to care and improves incentives for independent practices.  Here are eight notes on the new legislation, according to a July…

Joseph Mathews knew how the system worked. He runs an orthopedic practice. He understood Medicare Advantage, referrals and prior authorization. When his mother broke her hand, he knew which calls to make and how to push for care. She still…

CMS’ proposed Medicare payment policy includes another 1.68% cut to reimbursements for surgeons.  The CMS calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule’s proposed rule could have an even larger effect on spine and orthopedics. Specialty-level analysis estimates that orthopedic surgery…

Getting an orthopedic practice to adopt AI isn’t a technology problem — it’s a trust problem, according to John Bring, vice president of clinical innovation and performance at Omaha, Neb.-based Sequel Ortho. Mr. Bring shared his approach to winning over…

Medtech company Stryker has commercially launched the Mako Robotic Power System for total knee replacement procedures.  The handheld, robotic-assisted system is compatible with Stryker’s Triathlon Total Knee System and includes intraoperative planning and a robotically enabled saw, according to a…

An operation can go exactly as planned and still become a bad surgical episode. The patient leaves the hospital, then falls at home. Pain or swelling sends them to the emergency department. A rehabilitation stay stretches longer than expected. A…

A proposed Medicare rule could cut physician reimbursement for total hip and knee replacement procedures by 20% in 2027, the OrthoForum warned. The alliance represents 96 independent orthopedic practices and more than 4,100 physicians nationally. The group said the CMS…