The Food and Drug Administration granted 56 orthopedic- and spine-related device clearances in December, according to an FDA report.
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CyberKnife, a machine that shoots focused beams of radiation, provides an alternative treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, a chronic pain condition that affects the facial nerves, according to a Journal Star report.
Brian Forsythe, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, recently joined Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, according to a practice news release.
Vexim, a Toulouse, France-based medical device company focused on treatment of vertebral compression fractures, has appointed a new CEO, according to a company news release.
The National Football League's new concussion protocol to install video monitors on the sidelines of each game to provide team physicians with further information about in-game injury occurrences went into effect this past weekend, according to an NFL news release.
MAKO Surgical reported selling 18 RIO systems worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a company news release.
Charles Harvey, MD, recently left his practice of 20 years at Blair Orthopedics in Altoona, Pa., to open a new office affiliated with Altoona Regional Health System, according to a report from The Altoona Mirror.
ONC national coordinator of health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD, has listed the top 10 areas of HIT growth in 2011 in a Health IT Buzz report.
Here are five things orthopedic and spine groups can emphasize during payor contract negotiations to optimize success.
The FDA has cleared the PICO system from Smith & Nephew, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.