For professional athletes, injury is not just a physical setback; it is an interruption of livelihood. Matthew Gotlin, MD, a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at New York City-based NY Orthopedics, who treats athletes at every level, from professional to recreational,…
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In orthopedic care, the pathway for knee pain has long followed a predictable arc. Patients move through conservative therapies, injections, physical therapy, activity modification, until those options are exhausted. At that point, the conversation shifts to joint replacement. For a…
Health systems continue to invest in spine surgery and spine care with newly-opened facilities. Here are three moves to know from April. 1. UNC Health Pardee is opening new locations for Pardee Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Pardee NeuroSpine Associates and…
Zimmer Biomet has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for an extension to its Identity Shoulder System and Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Systems. The expansion includes additional implant sizes and matching surgical tools as well as the introduction of a new Alliance Humeral…
GLP-1 receptor agonists are everywhere and everybody is talking about them. Most of the orthopaedic discussions have been around when to stop them before surgery. That matters, but much more is being discovered. Here are the 7 numbers that most…
In April, Becker’s reported on four spine surgeons and neurosurgeons stepping into leadership roles from health system departments to medtech companies. 1. Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD, has been appointed chair of the neurosurgery department at Jefferson Neurosurgery, part of Philadelphia-based Jefferson…
Columbia, Mo.-based MU Healthcare is using new MRI technology to better detect spine fractures in teen athletes, according to an April 16 report by NBC affiliate KY3. The system is seeing a rise in low back pain among young athletes,…
Foundation Surgical’s NavLock lateral lumbar disc prep instruments earned the FDA’s 510(k) clearance for use with Medtronic’s O-arm and StealthStation, according to an April 16 LinkedIn post. The NavLock system offers real-time navigation for every step of discectomy, and Foundation…
CarboFix’s CarboClear hybrid posterior screw system earned 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The system is cleared for use across indications including oncology, degenerative conditions, trauma, revision surgery and infections, according to an April 14 news release shared with Becker’s. It…
Health systems are moving quickly to adopt clinical AI, but scaling it across complex environments remains a challenge. This report explores how leading organizations — including Akron Children’s, Christus Health, Inova Health System, UCHealth and WVU Medicine — are implementing…
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