The Orthopedic Center at Easton (Md.) has temporarily closed after a vendor issued a recall affecting the facility’s MRI machine, according to an Oct. 22 Star Democrat report. The center, a partner of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, shut…
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Orthopedic surgeon Mollie Manley, MD, has developed two new minimally invasive surgical techniques for common wrist injuries. The Anatomic C Scapholunate Reconstruction Technique created by Dr. Manley addresses tears in the ligaments of the wrist, using a single, minimally-invasive incision…
The following surgeons lead departments at hospitals ranked in the top 10 for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report for 2025-26, following a previous look at the leaders of the top-five programs. UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) U.S.…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has opened an orthopedic physician practice in River Edge, N.J. Raphael Longobardi, MD, Adam Becker, MD, and Frank Liporace, MD, are leading the practice, according to an Oct. 20 news release from RWJBarnabas. The three…
Medtech company Catalyst OrthoScience has received $15 million in equity and debt financing. The additional funding allows Catalyst to strengthen its balance sheet and advance its commercial and clinical programs, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the company. …
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The FDA has cleared two magnesium-based bone graft substitutes from Bone Solutions, for pediatric use in patients 6 years and older. The products, Mg Osteocrete and Mg Osteoinject, are designed to treat bone voids or defects resulting from trauma, tumors…
When Frank Noyes, MD, looks back on his career, he doesn’t just see surgeries or research papers. He sees thousands of young athletes — particularly female athletes — whose futures depended on whether their injuries could be prevented. Dr. Noyes,…
Solenic Medical’s alternating magnetic field technology was successfully used for orthopedics following the FDA’s compassionate use authorization, according to an Oct. 21 news release. The noninvasive technology, designed to treat orthopedic implant infections, was used as an adjunct to surgery…
Sintx Technologies has earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its SINAPTIC Foot & Ankle Osteotomy Wedge System. The implant system combines a silicon nitride biomaterial, surgeon-informed implant designs and a single-use instrument kit, according to an Oct. 20 news release from…
Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics opened its Plymouth (Minn.) Surgery Center and provided care to the center’s first patient. Same-day orthopedic procedures offered at the new facility include joint replacement surgery, hand and wrist procedures, spine surgeries and sports medicine and…