Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health plans to recruit more surgeons and extend its surgical specialties after it completed a $9 million renovation of its operating room, Independent Record reported Dec. 27.
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Penrose-St. Francis Health Services in Colorado Springs, Colo., plans to begin construction on a $150 million hospital that will focus on spine and orthopedic care, The Gazette reports.
Michelle Carlson, MD, operated on Charlotte Hornets' center Cody Zeller, repairing the fourth metacarpal in his left hand, the team reported Dec. 24.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Dec. 23 that two patients waited too long to refile their medical malpractice cases against a spine surgeon and the Cincinnati hospitals where he performed the surgeries.
The need for orthopedic services is projected to increase in the coming years, with all baby boomers projected to be age 65 or older by 2030, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
From the head of a new practice to a surgeon performing a landmark augmented reality-assisted knee procedure, here are the latest orthopedists making headlines:
Here are the most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review during the week of Dec. 21-25:
Here are eight spine surgeons who made headlines in recent days:
D. Harrison Youmans, MD, has joined Rothman Orthopaedics' Florida clinic, according to a Dec. 21 news release.
Here are five devices that were launched in November: