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The largest player in the orthopedic market is still DePuy Synthes, but Zimmer Biomet and Stryker are gaining ground, according to The Orthopaedic Industry Annual Report from OrthoWorld.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released new figures last week on the Medicare Shared Savings Program and Pioneer ACO, and the results were reported in Medscape.
Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush welcomed Gregory Lopez, MD, to its team.
Through the Children's of Alabama Global Surgery Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham pediatric neurosurgeons have established a partnership with Vietnamese surgeons.
Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., has completed its initial spine case series with Mazor Robotics' Renaissance Guidance System.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Bordeaux, France-based Implanet a patent for its JAZZ technology platform.
A growing number of degenerative spondylolisthesis and degenerative scoliosis cases in the elderly and an increasing number of obese people with spine deformities will drive the global spinal stenosis market growth between 2016 and 2026.
Cambridge, Mass.-based MIT Sloan School of Management is piloting a new course this fall, focused on healthcare finance.
Thomas Menke, MD, is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who practices out of the Kentucky Spine Institute.