From the rise of robots to the use of big data and a move away from hospital-owned practices, changes in the field of spine surgery will be very evident by 2030, six spine surgeons predict.
The Latest
Becker's has reported on three spine centers that opened or have been announced in the past month:
The University of Missouri agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle allegations of false advertising and personal injury connected to the Mizzou BioJoint Center, run by an orthopedic surgeon and veterinarian, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
CMS plans to drop the inpatient-only list.
Nonprofit health system St. Luke's has opened a spine center in Duluth, Minn.
Here are the CEOs and presidents leading 10 orthopedic hospitals named in Newsweek's "World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2021" list.
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Group's Richard Fessler, MD, PhD, performed a minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with two implants recently relaunched by device company Spinal Elements.
Bal Raj, MD, operated on "The Doctors" co-host Andrew Ordon, MD, to prevent the need for a knee replacement.
Ali Mesiwala, MD, is a spine surgeon at Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports and Spine Center.
Bloomington, Minn.-based Tria Orthopedics has opened a $3.2 million clinic in Stillwater, Minn., TwinCities.com reported March 11.