Keith Meister, MD, is likely to perform elbow surgery on Carson Spiers, a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Dr. Meister provided a second opinion on Mr. Spiers’ MRI, determining that surgery is needed to repair his right ulnar collateral ligament,…
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The Bone & Joint Center, based in Albany, N.Y., has completed its 5,000th joint replacement at its Malta, N.Y., ASC, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The Center specializes in same-day hip and knee replacements using robotic-assisted…
Warsaw, Ind.-based OrthoWorx has received a $1 million grant from the Don Wood Foundation in Fort Wayne, Ind., to expand career exploration and talent development programs for students across Northern Indiana, according to a July 24 Times Union report. The…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has installed the region’s first interpretive MRI at its new Sanford Orthopedics building, according to a July 25 report from Dakota News Now. The advanced imaging system, lifted into the facility by crane, will allow…
Exactech reached an agreement with the Unsecured Creditors Committee on plans that will go with its sale to a new ownership group, according to a July 25 news release. The proposed plan was updated to include a new trust structure…
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Arun Hariharan, MD, is now section chief of pediatric spine and orthopedics at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., he said in a July 24 LinkedIn post. Dr. Hariharan also works with Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute…
Indiana State University in Terre Haute has signed a five-year exclusive partnership with Union Health Sports Medicine to serve as the official health care provider for Sycamore Athletics, according to a news release from the university. USM will provide student-athletes…
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Disease-Specific Care Certification in hip fracture treatment, according to a July 24 news release from West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health. The hospital recently…
Since June 24, Becker’s reported about five professional athletes who had spine and orthopedic surgeries. 1. Courtney Vandersloot, guard for the Chicago Sky, has undergone surgery for a torn right anterior cruciate ligament. Brian Cole, MD, a sports medicine specialist…
Minneapolis-based Inovedis has completed 50 successful rotator cuff surgeries in the U.S. using its Sinefix repair system, marking growing adoption of a new method for attaching tendon to bone, according to a July 22 news release. Unlike traditional suture anchors,…