A 14-year-old girl was reportedly the first patient in the U.K. with scoliosis to undergo spine surgery with Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth Edition, according to Brinkwire.
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The board of directors for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons decided March 10 to cancel its annual meeting due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida recently hired Michael McDermott, MD, as CMO of Miami Neuroscience Institute, reports Miami's Community Newspapers.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held March 6 for Integrity implants' new 15,000-square-foot headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., The Palm Beach Post reports.
Smith+Nephew CEO Roland Diggelmann is approaching his sixth month as head of the medical device company and turning his attention to the growing orthopedic ASC market this year.
Since Jan. 1, Becker's Spine Review has covered five expansion projects that cost at least $200 million and expand orthopedic services:
Warren, Ohio-based Trumbull Regional Medical Center acquired Mako surgical robots to assist with total joint replacement procedures, Business Journal Daily reports.
Novant Health opened a $3 million orthopedic and sports medicine clinic in the Cotswold neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 24, expanding care options in the area, the Charlotte Business Journal reports.
Parvizi Surgical Innovation made a minority investment in Navbit Holdings, an Australian surgical devicemaker.
The 2020 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., has been cancelled due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, reports The New York Times.