Four medical facilities in the U.S. are engaging in a $13 million clinical trial to study stem cell treatment for osteoarthritis in the knee, reports WKRG.
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Gooding, Idaho-based North Canyon Medical Center purchased a Mako robot to assist orthopedic surgeons with knee and hip replacements, KMVT reports.
Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Health's Southeastern Orthopedics added John Arnold, MD, to its medical staff, reports The Robesonian.
Frank Vrionis, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who serves as director of the Marcos Neuroscience Institute and chair of the department of neurosurgery at Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital.
Meic Schmidt, MD, was appointed to lead the Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico's department of neurosurgery.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois recognized Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., and Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital as Blue Distinction Centers+ for Spine Surgery, Patch reports.
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Harvinder Sandhu, MD, MBA, and Andrew Sama, MD, the new co-chiefs of HSS Spine. Here, they discuss the goals for their tenure and discuss current trends in spine care.
Xoran Technologies raised $8 million through a matching grant program for its xCAT IQ mobile CT imaging platform.
New London (N.H.) Hospital is adding Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Orthopaedics to its list of clinical providers.
Saksith Smithason, MD, of Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Health will begin treating patients at Southeastern Multi-Specialty and Urgent Care Whiteville, N.C., reports The Fayetteville Observer.