New Hampshire has the highest number of orthopedic surgeons per capita, according to an August report from Becker's. It also has the fifth highest yearly wage for orthopedic surgeons, at $256,380.
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UC San Diego Health has received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery.
Becker's reported on four hospitals onboarding spine and orthopedic robots in October:
Zimmer Biomet's mymobility platform for the Apple Watch was found to be effective in helping knee replacement patients recover compared to traditional care, according to one-year data.
The Steamboat Orthopedic and Spine Institute provides care to residents of Northwest Colorado and the surrounding region. Here are six things to know about the practice:
Ahmet Tezel, PhD, was named Johnson & Johnson MedTech's company group chair and global head of medtech innovation and R&D.
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Miss. became the first hospital in northern Mississippi to install Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS robot.
NuVasive launched the NuVasive Tube System and Excavation Micro for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions and decompressions, the devicemaker said Nov. 7.
Kevin Sagers, DO, the only orthopedic surgeon certified in robot-assisted knee revision procedures, is using Mountain Point Medical Center's newest technology.
Stryker, Johnson & Johnson and Zimmer Biomet posted their third quarter financial results, along with data on how their orthopedic segments performed.