Plano (Texas) Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center has partnered with the Hurt! app to provide patients access to 24-hour orthopedic care, according to a June 1 LinkedIn post. The Hurt! app aims to provide patients with 24/7 access to virtual…
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Steve Holtzclaw, MD, serves as CEO of U.S. Orthopaedic Partners, an orthopedic services management organization. Dr. Holtzclaw stepped into the role in January 2024. USOP, which was first established at the end of 2020, operates 11 affiliate practices in three…
Daniel Romanelli, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, has become the first surgeon in Texas to surpass 100 bridge-enhanced ACL restoration, or BEAR, implant procedures, according to a June 3 report from MegaDoctor News. Dr. Romanelli was also the first…
From creating “digital twins” to neuromonitoring improvements, spine surgeons discuss ways artificial intelligence will integrate into their work next. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy…
Medical device manufacturer Highride Medical, one of the world’s largest privately held spine companies, is selling its bone healing division to focus exclusively on spine. Highride has completed the sale of the division to private equity-backed firm Avista Healthcare Partners,…
Jackson-based Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center will add Oxford (Miss.) Ortho & Sports Medicine and the Orthopaedic Institute of North Mississippi in Tupelo under its brand on Aug. 4. The new partnership will form the largest network of orthopedic…
Ronjon Paul, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Endeavor Health Medical Group in Schaumburg, Ill. He specializes in minimally invasive spine surgical techniques, providing patient care globally. Previously, he served as chair emeritus of Duly Health and Care’s spine…
Independent orthopedic practice Arkansas Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will cut the ribbon on a new facility in Harrison on June 16. Arkansas Orthopedics & Sports Medicine has been serving patients in the area for 20 years, providing surgical and nonsurgical…
Robert Norton, MD, founded West Palm Beach-based Florida Spine Associates in 2015 with Brian Burrough, MD. Dr. Norton, a spine surgeon, met Dr. Burrough during their residencies at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Dr. Burrough, an interventional pain management physician,…
Amber Implants’ VCFix spine system for vertebral compression fractures showed clinical improvements in one-year follow-ups in its first human clinical trial. No trial participants had device-related adverse events after a year, and there were “significant” improvements in key clinical performance…