Anthony McPherron, DO, of Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health is joining Ball State Athletics, according to a May 21 news release in Muncie Journal. Dr. McPherron has more than 25 years of experience and will focus on injury prevention, performance enhancement…
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Onward Medical reached its fourth and fifth implantations of the Arc-brain-computer interface therapy implant for patients with spinal cord injuries. The new procedures were completed on a 48-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois in Lausanne,…
From technology to policy, spine surgeons discuss the most impactful disruptors in the field today. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care.…
Eric Gee, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at SGMC Health Smith Northview in Valdosta, Ga., has performed the system’s first endoscopic spine surgery. The surgery was possible through SGMC’s partnership with Arthrex, a surgical technology company that develops tools and…
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report honored 11 hospitals as the top 1% of neurosurgery and spine research facilities in…
Insurance hurdles, consolidation and minimally invasive surgical advancements are among trends that spine and orthopedic leaders are especially worried about. The 22 leaders featured in this article are speaking at Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC +…
Todd Lanman, MD, and Jared Ament, MD, performed the first known case combining the Motus total joint replacement implant and the Tops system at adjacent levels. The landmark case was performed on a man with severe facet disease, according to…
Hyalex Orthopaedics earned FDA investigational device exemption for its Freestyle knee implant, opening up the door for clinical trials. The Freestyle implant for knee surgery is designed for patients with cartilage damage and early osteoarthritis of the femoral condyle, according…
Tetrous’ EnFix implant has been used in expanded applications beyond rotator cuff repair, according to a May 20 news release. Additional uses for the biologic implant proximal/distal biceps tenodesis, insertional Achilles tendinopathy, gluteus medius and proximal hamstring reattachment, lateral epicondyle…
Physicians at Huntington (N.Y.) Hospital, an affiliate of Northwell Health, have performed the first BEAR implant procedure and the first CartiHeal Agili-C implant procedure at the system. Robert Trasolini, DO, a sports medicine specialist at Northwell, performed the BEAR procedure…