Johnson & Jonson reported its orthopedics line had a 1.2 percent increase in sales for the third quarter.
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The FDA cleared 19 spine devices in September 2019.
Adrian Park, MD, is chair of the department of surgery at Anne Arundel Medical System in Annapolis, Md. He spoke to Becker's Spine Review about work-related injuries affecting surgical specialists.
Researchers at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine discovered a way to pause spinal disc injuries, affording physicians more time to treat them.
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.
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.