Orthopedic

For independent orthopedic surgeons, owning a surgery center was once a way to get ahead. Increasingly, it may be the only way to keep up. As physician reimbursement declines and the cost of running a practice continues to climb, Justin…

Bone quality used to be the problem orthopedic and spine surgeons dealt with after the hardware failed. In 2026, it moved to the front of the line. Surgeons are ordering bone-density scans before they book the operating room. They also…

Whether to keep seeing Medicare patients, which technologies are worth the investment and how much complex care to move into ASCs are among the hardest calls spine, orthopedic and pain care leaders expect to make in 2027. The leaders featured…

Mark Schultzel, MD, is hardly a skeptic of surgical innovation. He uses augmented reality in the operating room, has helped develop minimally invasive surgical technology and believes AI could transform hospital efficiency. But when it comes to one of orthopedics’…

Memphis, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic named Frederick M. Azar, MD, head team physician for University of Memphis Tigers Athletics. Dr. Azar succeeds Campbell Clinic’s Barry Phillips, MD, who served the university and its student-athletes for the past 39 years, according to…

Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina plans to build its first standalone orthopedic ambulatory surgery center in Charlotte’s Steele Creek area. Construction is set to begin before the end of 2026, with completion expected in late 2027. The center will have four operating…

The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery has selected Gregory Guyton, MD, as president for its 2026-2027 term, along with four other officers and three board members. Dr. Guyton serves as director of the foot and ankle division at MedStar Union…

A broken hip is rarely just a broken hip. For older patients, it can signal a broader decline in health, with complications that become more dangerous the longer surgery is delayed. Yet for decades, hospitals routinely kept these patients waiting…

Austin, Texas-based Phantom Neuro has implanted its Phantom X neural interface in the first human participants of its CYBORG early feasibility study. This is the first time the device has been used in people. Michael Lo, MD, a plastic and…

Private equity firms acquired 89 U.S. orthopedic practices from 2016 to 2023, and by 2023, 4.8% of the nation’s orthopedic surgeons worked in a private equity-affiliated group, according to an Oct. 15 study published in JBJS Open Access. Researchers from…