TikTok has gained popularity in recent years with its short-form videos setting global trends. For many orthopedic surgeons, TikTok has helped them educate followers about their work.
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Texas Back Institute in Plano was at the forefront of artificial disc replacements, with Scott Blumenthal, MD, performing the first case in the U.S. More than 20 years later, the practice completed its 3,000th lumbar artificial disc replacement in January.
Renton-based Providence Health & Services Washington has agreed to pay $22.7 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded federal healthcare programs with medically unnecessary neurosurgery procedures.
Intraoperative neuromonitoring company Assure Holdings partnered with Yankee Alliance, a healthcare group purchasing organization.
SeaSpine launched its Reef TA interbody system, the devicemaker said April 11.
BayCare Clinic in Green Bay, Wis., is offering a new ankle replacement option aiming to help restore natural motion.
The FDA has issued two guidelines that make it less complex for medtech companies to commercialize orthopedic devices and sutures using its safety and performance-based pathway, according to the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.
Orthopedic devicemaker Arthrex is asking a judge to order its insurers to cover a $16 million settlement over kickback allegations, but the insurers are pushing back.
Patients who undergo total hip replacement have an increased rate of lumbar-related complications compared with those who do not undergo hip replacements and those who undergo the procedure before lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in Clinical Spine…
Julius Oni, MD, a joint replacement specialist, said he's excited by robotic technology and how data analytics can be used to improve care.