When thinking about the next five years in orthopedics and the biggest game changers in the field, some surgeons say evolving technology and payer models stand out.
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Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City performed a landmark joint replacement in October using Zimmer Biomet's Persona IQ smart implant. The implant, which tracks patient movement data, is one of many recent advances that could transform joint replacement…
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Green Bay, Wis.-based Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists will participate in a workers compensation bundled payments program, according to an Oct. 12 news release.
TSAOG Orthopaedics & Spine and the Burkhart Research Institute for Orthopaedics, both in San Antonio, are partnering to open a research center, San Antonio Business Journal reported Oct. 12.
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Frank Schwab, MD, is the new chair of orthopedic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery completed the first knee replacement with a smart implant enabling remote monitoring.
From practice CEOs to hospital department chairs, here are more than 30 orthopedic leadership moves so far in 2021.
Using spinal anesthesia for hip surgery patients did not result in better outcomes than using general anesthesia in older adults, according to a study published Oct. 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Karan Goswami, MD, a resident at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, received the Eastern Orthopaedic Association's Parvizi Musculoskeletal Infection Award.