Jeffrey Roh, MD, of Honolulu Spine Center, performed Hawaii's first surgery using the Cuvis spine robot and pedicle screws from Next Orthosurgical, according to a Nov. 8 news release.
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Becker's reported on two orthopedic patent cases since Oct. 31.
A study comparing the area deprivation index and social vulnerability index in lumbar spine patients found the latter was better for evaluating postoperative outcomes, according to a publication in the Dec. 1 issue of Spine.
Ronda Stryker, granddaughter of Stryker's founder, sold 230,000 shares of Stryker, according to a Nov. 7 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The University of West Florida in Pensacola (Fla.) has celebrated the opening of its new $6 million sports medicine facility.
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Physicians are feeling increasingly burdened by prior authorization requirements, according to a recent Medscape report. This places significant pressure on independent practices, which often lack the resources of large health systems to manage the administrative burden.
Total joint arthroplasty procedures are the most common cause of malpractice claims within orthopedic surgery, according to a September study published in The Journal of Arthroplasty.
Globus Medical CEO Dan Scavilla said the company has had "direct conversations" with the FDA related to its spine robot in a Nov. 5 earnings call.
Globus Medical and NuVasive's merger marked its first year on Sept. 1, Globus' CEO Dan Scavilla said in a Nov. 5 earnings call.