Researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio are developing a nanoparticle-based therapy designed to address irreversible muscle degeneration that often follows rotator cuff tears. The project received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and is…
Orthopedic
OrthoPediatrics Corp. has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with Ossio to bring a bio-integrative, metal-free fixation technology to U.S. children’s hospitals. The agreement gives OrthoPediatrics exclusive distribution rights for Ossiofiber implants, which are designed for the treatment of fractures and…
Physician ownership of ASC has become a highly consequential factor shaping the future of the industry. Reimbursement is tightening, corporate buyers are aggressive and physicians are increasingly shifting toward employed settings. For those still debating going into ownership or navigating…
When healthcare leaders talk about technology in orthopedics, the conversation usually starts in the same place. A robot assisting with spine surgery. A navigation system guiding implant placement. An AI platform helping surgeons make decisions. The operating room has become…
Healthcare loves metrics. Wait times. RVUs. Patient volumes. For Erica Taylor, MD, MBA, an orthopedic hand and upper extremity surgeon at Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health and vice president of health equity for Duke Health Integrated Practice, those numbers are not…
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Solenic Medical received FDA approval of its investigational device exemption application, allowing the company to launch a pivotal clinical trial of its Sola-2 alternating magnetic field system for patients with periprosthetic joint infections. The study will evaluate the safety and…
Kinomatic, an AI- and virtual reality-driven orthopedic surgery planning and aftercare company, closed a $4 million seed funding round led by Waterline Ventures and named Andrew Wickline, MD, chief medical officer. The company will use the funding to expand its…
For many patients diagnosed with avascular necrosis, the treatment pathway begins with a troubling reality. The disease is often discovered after damage has already started. Blood supply to the bone becomes compromised. Bone tissue begins to die. Over time, the…
Galveston-based University of Texas Medical Branch has selected Brent Bauer, MD, to serve as chief of orthopedic trauma in its department of orthopedic surgery & rehabilitation beginning in the fall. Dr. Bauer will join UTMB from the Largo-based University of…
Orthopedic surgeon John Noble Jr., MD, died June 11 at age 61. Dr. Noble practiced orthopedic surgery in Louisiana for more than three decades and joined the Lake Charles, La.-based Center for Orthopaedics in 2000, according to his obituary. He…