The Food and Drug Administration cleared more than 200 spine-related devices and technologies with 510(k) approval in 2023.
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Orthopedic surgeon Olarewaju Oladipo, MD, was convicted of 10 counts of healthcare fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for District of Massachusetts.
Darrell Harrington, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's director of graduate medical education and designated institutional official, is stepping down from his post amid allegations he protected a former orthopedic surgeon from abuse allegations, The Daily Breeze reported Dec. 14.
Ashish Rawal, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Stoughton (Wis.) Health, and his team have completed their 500th Conformis knee procedure, according to a Dec. 14 report from the Stoughton Courier Hub.
Spinal imaging technology has eliminated many mysteries in patient care, but there are still areas to grow, Robert Rothrock, MD, director of spinal oncology at Miami Neuroscience Institute, said.
The Toronto Maple Leafs, at $2.8 billion, are the most valuable team in the National Hockey League for the first time since 2014, according to a Dec. 14 report from Forbes.
Charles Grooters, MD, and Britton Plemmons, DPM, have joined the team at Christus Trinity Clinic in the Christus Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute in Longview, Texas, according to a Dec. 14 report from the Marshall News Messenger.
Ossium Health's OssiGraft viable bone matrix allograft was used in its first patient case, according to a Dec. 14 news release.
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New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will have surgery on his left ankle at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, according to a post by the team Dec. 11 on X, formerly known as Twitter.