Orthopedic

Mixed reality surgical guidance company Polaris AR has earned FDA clearance for its Stellar Knee, the first clearance secured by Polaris AR. 

In August 2020, the ransomware gang Maze alleged that it had stolen patient data from Ventura (Calif.) Orthopedics and planned to post the information online. At the time, the orthopedic practice refused to confirm or deny the claims, according to…

Michael Ast, MD, of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery was named chief medical officer of Ospitek, the medtech company said Nov. 2.

Concord Hospital Orthopaedics-Laconia (N.H.) expanded its orthopedic surgery team with two additions. 

For the last three years, hospitals have averaged losses for every inpatient primary hip replacement they have performed, and over two years have averaged losses for every inpatient primary knee replacement, according to an Oct. 26 "Strata and Syntellis Performance…

After retiring from the NFL, several former players have turned to careers in orthopedic and spine surgery or other specialties, with some even serving the teams they played for. 

The volume of orthopedic procedures occurring in the outpatient setting is now 33 times higher than the volume of procedures in the inpatient setting, according to an Oct. 26 "Strata and Syntellis Performance Trends" report, which reviewed data from 2,000…

Carl Hasselman, MD, joined WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.Va., The Exponent Telegram reported Nov. 2.

Nov. 1 marks a new wave of prior authorization code eliminations from UnitedHealthcare, which announced plans to drop prior authorization requirements by 20% in August. 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Health Medical Group has added Razvan Nicolescu, MD, to its team of orthopedic surgeons.