Olarewaju Oladipo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon based in Canton, Mass., was sentenced to 16 months in prison for executing a scheme to defraud healthcare benefit programs.
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Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo is the 10th-highest paid healthcare CEO, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Intellijoint Surgical opened access to its Intellijoint View surgical planning tool for total hip replacement, according to a May 21 news release.
Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine has opened its sixth patient office in Springboro, Ohio, according to a May 21 press release sent to Becker's.
Orthopedic surgeon George Papacostas, MD, has joined Cincinnati-based Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, according to a May 21 LinkedIn post from the practice.
Some spinal cord injury patients saw significant improvement in hand and arm function after using Onward Medical's Arc-EX spinal cord stimulator, the devicemaker said May 20.
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Spinal fusion has been widely performed in spine care, but newer technologies and techniques have drawn more interest in recent years. Some spine surgeons even say that spinal fusion is becoming overutilized.