Richard Battista, MD, is the president of OAA Orthopaedic Specialists in Allentown, Pa., and specializes in hand surgery. He previously served as chief of orthopedics and general surgery while stationed at the Naval Hospital Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico and…
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Jeff Leland is CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners. Q: We are an ASC looking to add spine surgery. What spine procedures are typically performed in an ambulatory surgery center? Jeff Leland: Generally speaking, discectomies, decompressions, laminotomies,…
Many of the patients seen at Laser Spine Institute travel from across the country for their surgeries, which means a lot of work must be completed in preparation for their visits. "From a company-wide perspective, we value the importance of…
Spine Surgical Innovation has announced the launching of the Minimal Incision-Maximum Sight (MIMS) Institute.
The following was written by Jason Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, principal of HealthCare Appraisers. The valuation of a physician practice is one of the more difficult tasks faced by business appraisers. With significant regulatory restrictions, lack of definitive direction for…
William Clancy, MD, who founded the sports medicine program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, is returning to the university as a faculty member, according to a university news release.
Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation may be a suitable treatment option for articular cartilage defects in the knee, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
The partial and total knee replacement industry has been evolving for the past several decades, with the newest trends toward personalized knee replacements. Studies show that there is no "one-size fits all" knee replacement, and if the surgeon uses an…
Small Bone Innovations, a New York-based extremities device company, has received FDA 510(k) pre-market clearance for the radial Head Extended Stem for use in the correction of complex elbow instabilities and/or elbow reconstruction, according to a company news release.
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center in Tualatin, Ore., recently became the first hospital in the state to perform MAKOplasty for minimally invasive partial knee resurfacing, according to a hospital news release.