MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach (Calif.) is reportedly the first pediatric hospital in the state to acquire the ExcelsiusGPS robotic system for spine surgery, Cerritos Community News reports.
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Hospitals and surgery centers across the U.S. have been implementing robots that are designed to improve surgical precision and provide more reproducible spine surgeries.
Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:
Spinal implant manufacturer Zavation Medical Products on Aug. 25 launched its PEEK posterior lateral expandable interbody fusion cage.
Three individuals retiring from orthopedic practice and/or leadership roles:
Andrew Chen, MD, will join East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics Sept. 1.
Ed White, MD, is retiring at the end of August after a 35-year career in orthopedic surgery, according to the Boothbay Register.
Eleven spine surgeons and one physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist discuss how their patient evaluation considerations have changed during the pandemic and how their practice has evolved to telemedicine.
The effects of the pandemic and subsequent elective surgery bans across the U.S. highlighted the need for flexibility and practice models and the advantages of economies of scale.
An eight-person physician workgroup led by retired spine surgeon David Hanscom, MD, is advocating for a new approach to treating COVID-19 patients.