Johnson & Johnson's orthopedics second-quarter sales increased 53.4 percent to $2.2 billion year over year with the company's spine sales seeing a return to global growth.
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Charles Park, MD, PhD, has started using a new minimally invasive spine surgery method to treat lower back and leg pain.
Pressure is mounting against plans for an orthopedic hospital in Delray Beach, Fla., and Palm Beach County commissioners are set to vote on it July 22.
Stryker has released total knee replacement data on a Colorado orthopedic surgeon that shows how he is outperforming peers using the Mako robot, The Daily Sentinel reported July 21.
Thomas Obermeyer, of Barrington Orthopedic Specialists in Schaumburg, Ill., is following the evolution of outpatient surgery, value-based care and consolidation in orthopedics.
Over the last 30 years, minimally invasive technology has developed rapidly in spine surgery, with many technologies demonstrating significant clinical advantages, but others promising more than they could deliver and largely falling by the wayside.
A surgeon debuts Nexxt Spine's new implant and four more updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:
Usman Zahir, MD, a spine surgeon at ScopeSpine-The Orthopaedic Group (Dulles, Va.) weighs many questions when it comes to trying new surgical technology.
U.S. Orthopaedic Partners struck its third deal in July and added North Alabama Bone and Joint Clinic in Florence.
Titan Medical Manufacturing, a developer of orthopedic implants, devices and instruments, has been acquired by Arch Medical Solutions.