Safa Kassab, MD, performed the first U.S. case with Pixee Medical’s Knee+ NexSight system, according to a May 15 news release. The milestone procedure was completed May 6 at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, Mich. Knee+ NexSight is an…
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Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has opened a new 14,000-square-foot facility in Lake Mary, Fla. It will be served by 12 Orlando Health surgeons specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics, according to a May 15 press release sent to…
Healthcare solutions provider Summit Products Group, based in Dallas, has launched a strategic partnership with regenerative medicine developer NovaBone Products. Summit focuses on cultivating a portfolio of products engineered for surgical applications, identifying breakthrough products and supporting their path to…
Tariffs were a key talking point among spine and orthopedic medtech leaders. Here is how five leaders are approaching the headwind, according to their first quarter earnings calls. Stryker Stryker plans to absorb the impact of tariffs, an estimated $200…
AdventHealth is opening a sports medicine and rehabilitation center in Zephyrhills, Fla., located next to its existing facility. AdventHealth Sports Med and Rehab Zephyrhills features a dedicated occupational therapy area, a physical therapy gym for strength and mobility recovery and…
Michael Meneghini, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and CEO and founder of Noblesville-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute, has debuted Enovis’ Empowr partial knee replacement technology at the facility. Dr. Meneghini, who co-designed the partial knee technology, performed the operation on hip and…
Saqib Hasan, MD, is a leader in endoscopic spine surgery in California, and he continues making strides in his practice. Dr. Hasan, of Walnut Creek-based Golden State Orthopedics and Spine, has used endoscopic techniques to perform a pars fracture repair…
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum underwent surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery on May 13, according to a May 14 report from ABC affiliate WCVB. The surgery was performed by HSS…
Health care delivery system challenges are worldwide, with health expenditures often growing at a faster rate than gross domestic product (GDP) and real wages. Aging populations paired with increasing comorbidity burden strain already fragile systems that are suffering from health…
Orthopedic surgeon and longtime head team physician for the UCLA athletics department Gerald Finerman, MD, has died at the age of 86. Dr. Finerman, who served as UCLA’s head team physician from 1971 to 2013, died May 3. During his…