Integra LifeSciences launched the DuraGen Plus Dural Regeneration Matrix—Spinal Matrix, a product to assist in repairing the fibrous membrane surrounding brain tissue and spinal cord, according to an Integra news release.
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Kenneth Pettine, MD, is a board-certified spine surgeon and co-founder of Loveland, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine. As one of the busiest spine surgeons in the country, Dr. Pettine is familiar with how important productivity is to revenue…
Physicians at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York practice a new surgery technique allowing physicians to reconstruct both the flat foot deformity and the deltoid ligament by using the peroneus longus, a calf tendon, for the reconstruction, according…
In June, hip replacement patients represented by an alliance of law firms filed the first lawsuit over DePuy Orthopeadics' recalled ASR hip replacement, according to a news release.
Dennis Viellieu, CEO of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, is preparing his facility for change. As healthcare reform's impact grows, so does the potential for reductions and reimbursement cuts, he says, and he can sense his colleagues' anxiety.
An orthopedic surgeon with Berkeley (Calif.) Orthopaedic Medical Group, Mark Reiley, MD, is the acclaimed developer of kyphoplasty and the founder of Kyphon, a company that aims to restore spinal function through minimally invasive therapies. Dr. Reiley also developed Inbone,…
The Stone Research Foundation recently published a study which found biologic knee repair, as opposed to artificial replacement, could further slow arthritis progression without limiting the possibility of knee replacement in the future, according to a news release by Stone…
Stryker Corp. will be launching the VariAx Fibula Locking Plate System and the VariAx Foot Locked Plate Systems with the AxSOS Extremity Plating System, which expand its treatment options for bone fracture repair, at the 26th Annual American Orthopaedic Foot…
Vishal Mehta, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics, has developed and launched a new web-based tool designed to alert patients of physician office and hospital department wait times.
As reimbursements tighten and costs rise, more orthopedic surgeons are considering merging into large group practices or signing on for hospital employment. Bigger entities can negotiate more favorable contracts, provide more capital for projects, reduce unit costs and attract patients…