Tulane University students have discovered what appears to be a new muscle attachment in some humans. The small muscular head is found deep in the pelvis, near the front of the hip, where it connects with the larger psoas muscle,…
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Kearney, Neb.-based CHI Health Good Samaritan will begin offering walk-in urgent care for orthopedic injuries and concussions Oct. 1. The Orthopedic Urgent Care requires no appointment and will operate Monday-Friday from 7:30-11 a.m. and Saturdays from 8-11 a.m., according to…
Emmanuel University Athletics in Franklin Springs, Ga., named Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic its exclusive sports medicine partner. Athens Orthopedic Clinic will provide physician coverage at Emmanuel athletic events and priority access to imaging and treatment seven days a week. Student-athletes…
Columbus-based OhioHealth orthopedic surgeon Stephen Berling, MD, in May became the first surgeon in Ohio to implant the Touch CMC 1 prosthesis. The thumb implant had been used more than 130,000 times in Europe before receiving FDA approval in 2025.…
Largo-based University of Maryland Capital Region Health named Marcus Sciadini, MD, medical director of orthopedic trauma and co-chair of orthopedics. Dr. Sciadini is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in orthopedic traumatology, complex fracture care, post-traumatic reconstruction and pelvis and acetabular surgery,…
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An orthopedic practice can absorb financial pressure in dozens of small ways. It can wait another year to replace an X-ray machine. Renegotiate supply contracts. Push for more volume. Search for another revenue stream. Eventually, Terry Rosenthal believes practices reach…
William Leone, MD, changed the way he performs total hip replacements after decades of doing them another way. It was not because the operation was failing. Total hip replacement was already producing excellent results in his practice. But Dr. Leone,…
Redefine Surgery raised $10 million and partnered with Catalyst OrthoScience to develop surgical intelligence technology for shoulder replacement procedures. The funding will support development of Redefine Surgery’s surgical intelligence platform, according to a Sept. 24 news release from the medtech…
Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty now makes up more than half of the shoulder arthroplasties reported to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Shoulder & Elbow Registry. Of 39,251 procedures, 52.7% were reverse and 35.1% were anatomic, with use of the…
The reimbursement system for orthopedics is overdue for a rework, according to surgeons calling for greater transparency from payers and faster adoption of value-based care models. Medicare reimbursement for physicians has fallen 33% when adjusted for inflation since 2001, according…