Orthopedic

Here are four spine and orthopedic partnerships that Becker's Spine Review has reported on in the past month:

Medscape released its Physician Compensation Report 2020, which included compensation and practice management information for orthopedic surgeons.

Medical technology company DJO is giving new users six months of free access to its patient risk-assessment tool, OaraScore, according to a May 12 announcement.

Here are six orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

Orthopedic surgeon Chris Main, DO, recently purchased a private jet from singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, KTVO reports.

A new paper in The Journal of Arthroplasty outlines six economic pillars required to successfully and sustainably restart elective orthopedic surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kirk Campbell, MD, an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City, saw all of his patients via telemedicine for about six weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Orthopedic surgeon Glen Arthur Barden, MD, was recently selected to receive the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga., The Tifton Gazette reports.

The average cost for joint replacements varies across hospitals, even those in the same geographic region. Dexur examined the 90-day episode of care data for hip and knee replacements from April 2016 to March 2019 in the San Diego area…

Orthopedists, gastroenterologists, neurosurgeons and other specialists have postponed thousands of procedures since New York's temporary ban on elective surgeries took effect March 16, according to The Buffalo News.