CelluBridge, a spinal cord scaffold implant, has received the FDA's breakthrough device designation.
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Shreveport, La.-based Willis-Knighton Health System is among the first in the state to implement the Rosa Knee robot, the Bossier Press-Tribune reported Nov. 12.
Medtech company Immertec's Medoptic virtual reality system is being evaluated for its ability to provide remote surgical training through a partnership with the Orthopaedic Foundation.
JobsInOrtho.com, a new website aggregating orthopedic job listings across the U.S., had listed 501 positions by 148 employers as of Nov. 11.
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford is expanding its surgical department to capture more complex spine and brain cases, Fort Worth Business Press reported Nov. 10.
Neurosurgeon Idara Edem, MD, joined McLaren Flint (Mich.) in November, according to local news outlet MyFenton.com.
Omar Ishrak retired as CEO of Medtronic earlier this year after nine years at the helm of the company.
Spine surgeon Ali Baaj, MD, became the inaugural chief of spine surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix on Oct. 1.
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Patients playing brain games before a surgery can help postoperative delirium, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.