Baystate Franklin Medical Center, an 89-bed community hospital in Greenfield, Mass., has resumed orthopedic surgery after almost one year without the service, the Greenfield Recorder reported Nov. 28.
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Marketing has the tendency to get in front of the science in many areas of orthopedics, which can result in suboptimal patient outcomes and significant steps back for the technology.
Anil Nanda, MD, head of neurosurgery at Rutgers University's two medical schools in New Jersey, has been put on paid administrative leave after allegations of professional misconduct, according to nj.com.
Medtronic's cranial and spine technologies division saw a slight revenue decrease in the second quarter of the 2022 fiscal year, and the company earned $7.84 billion in total revenue.
Smith+Nephew has launched its Cori surgical system for total and partial knee replacements in the U.K.
Johnson & Johnson on Nov. 12 announced its plan to split into two separate companies — one focusing on medical devices and drugs, and the other focusing on consumer health products.
DePuy Synthes, the orthopedic arm of Johnson & Johnson, launched the Unium System for trauma and small bone procedures, according to a Nov. 22 news release.
The first artificial disc replacement in the U.S. was performed in 2000, but the technology has come a long way since then, with many surgeons predicting the procedure eventually will overtake spinal fusion as the standard of care.
OAK Orthopedics opened a clinic in Bourbonnais, Ill., according to a Nov. 22 news release.
Becker's Spine Review reported on six hospitals and practices adding spine and orthopedic robots since Sept. 23.