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OssDesign’s Catalyst nanosynthetic bone graft putty saw an 88.4% fusion rate in highly complex spine patients, according to results from its Propel study. The data comes from the first 108 patients in its Propel study, according to a June 26…

Greg Merrell, MD, of Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy was named as the next editor-in-chief of The Journal of Hand Surgery, the practice said June 25. Dr. Merrell’s clinical focus includes wrist arthritis, fracture care and minimally invasive upper extremity procedures, according to…

The first cases using Velys Spine were completed at Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minn.) and Medical City Frisco (Texas), Johnson & Johnson Medtech said in a June 26 LinkedIn post. Isador Liberman, MD, and Arjun Sebastian, MD, performed the debut surgeries.…

Daniel Choi, MD, performed the first Barricaid annular closure implantation with an endoscopic approach, Intrinsic Therapeutics said June 26. Dr. Choi used Amplify Surgical’s dualPortal system for the surgery and performed the case at Gramercy Surgery Center in New York…

Just two months ago, University of Iowa Health Care opened its new orthopedic-focused hospital in North Liberty. Now, its chair is stepping down.  J. Lawrence Marsh, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, has served…

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has added the first FDA-cleared, mixed-reality navigation system for total hip replacements, according to a June 25 report from South Florida Hospital News. Orthopedic surgeon Edward Stolarski, MD, was the first to use HipInsight’s mixed-reality platform,…

Stryker has secured FDA clearance for its Incompass total ankle system to treat patients whose ankle joints have been damaged by severe rheumatoid, post-traumatic or degenerative arthritis. The platform will integrate Stryker’s Inbone and Infinity systems into a single, comprehensive…

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Medicine Institute West Side has completed an $8 million renovation project.  The facility is located inside a fully operational residential building and sees 95,000 patients every year, according to a June 19…

Noblesville-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute has completed its first joint replacement surgery in its newly opened flagship facility.  The new facility secured Medicare enrollment just one week earlier, according to a June 24 LinkedIn post.  The inaugural case was a total…