Medtronic on Nov. 16 completed the acquisition of Medicrea, a France-based spine device company.
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Eight key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies from the past week:
From the new president of an orthopedic nonprofit to a joint replacement director at a New York hospital, here are the latest surgeons on the move:
Becker's Spine Review has reported on several orthopedic practice mergers and acquisitions, with some particularly interesting deals closing at the beginning and end of the year.
Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Orthopedics Northwest and Arkansas Children's Northwest are launching a pediatric sports medicine program, NBC affiliate KNWA reported Nov. 12.
The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons annual meeting covered insights on outpatient procedures, pain management and policy, according to a Nov. 11 LinkedIn post.
William Vollmar, MD, a former Lancaster County sports medicine doctor, was sentenced to nine and a half to 20 years in prison, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.
Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute hired Maria Kyriacou, MD, according to a Nov. 12 press release from Baptist Health South Florida.
A series of articles published in the October edition of the International Journal of Spine Surgery have demonstrated favorable fusion results of the FlareHawk interbody fusion system without the use of biologics.
Here are the 10 most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review from the week of Nov. 9-13: