OrthoFix launched its Oscar Pro ultrasonic arthroplasty revision system in the U.S. and European markets, the company announced May 17.
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Most orthopedic surgeons are continuing to take on Medicare and/or Medicaid patients, according to Medscape's "Orthopedics Compensation Report 2021," published May 14.
Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS is changing how spine surgery is performed at the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas City Business Journal reported May 17.
Birmingham, Ala.-based Princeton Baptist Medical Center reportedly is the first hospital in the state to implement the Flash navigation system for spine and cranial procedures, CBS affiliate WIAT reported May 14.
Shalby Advanced Technologies, a subsidiary of Mars Medical Devices that is part of the Ahmedabad-based Shalby hospital system, spent $11.45 million to buy California-based Consensus Orthopedics.
Anchorage-based Alaska Native Medical Center has acquired the da Vinci XI Surgical System, a surgical robot that assists surgeons in minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures, the center announced May 6.
Trumbull Regional Medical Center in Warren, Ohio, was reaccredited by The Joint Commission for advanced total hip and knee replacement, local news affiliate WEMJ reported May 13.
Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health installed Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee, local affiliate WHAM reported May 14.
Rachel Thompson, MD, has been appointed the William and Patricia Oppenheim Presidential Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles.
Healthgrades released its Specialty Excellence Awards May 11, recognizing several facilities for top-line care.