Former NFL player and neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Myron Rolle, MD, criticized the NFL for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic this season, NBC Sports Boston reports.
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Three spine surgeons that joined new practices in December:
Concord, N.H.-based Orthopaedic Surgery Center moved from its basement quarters to Concord Hospital's Memorial Medical Office Building across the street, according to a Dec. 2 report from the Concord Monitor.
Sachin Pawar, MD, surgically repaired the nose of Milwaukee Bucks forward Torrey Craig, the team reported Dec. 31.
French device company Safe Orthopaedics on Jan. 4 unveiled its virtual operating room tool designed to ease workflows during spine surgery.
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus' first robotic knee replacement with Smith+Nephew's Cori system was completed by James Chow, MD, who helped design the device, according to Scottsdale Progress.
The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery continues to support the adoption of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion by clinicians and payers, limited to procedures using a lateral transiliac approach.
Bradenton, Fla.,-based Coastal Orthopedics will begin construction in January on a medical center that will feature a six-operating room surgery center, BusinessObserverFL.com reports.
Stryker launched the next generation of its T7 helmet, a personal protection system designed for surgeons, according to a Jan. 4 news release.
Renowned orthopedic surgeon Lawrence Dorr, MD, died on Dec. 28, according to The New York Times. He was 79 years old.