Anthem’s upcoming facility administrative policy limiting the use of out-of-network clinicians at participating hospitals is drawing sharply different reactions from orthopedic leaders who agree on ...
Here are six spine devices and technologies earning FDA nods since Oct. 1. 1. Sync-AR earned FDA clearance for SyncAR Spine, a platform that combines XR tools and AI algorithms to support surgeons. 2.
FDA clearance for its AccuStride fixation plates.  The plates are part of the company’s complete foot and ankle system, which is designed to be used for revision procedures, deformities, arthritic or ...
Ken Washington, PhD, chief technology and innovation officer at Medtronic, is retiring effective Nov. 14.  Dr. Washington served as the first chief technology and innovation officer at the company, ...
Neal ElAttrache, MD, is set to perform shoulder surgery on Walker Kessler, a center for the Utah Jazz, on Nov. 6 in Los Angeles.  The surgery will repair a labral tear in Mr. Kessler’s left shoulder, ...
Amber Implants, the company behind the VCFix spinal system, named Vincent Gardès as CEO, according to a Nov. 6 news release. Mr. Gardès spent four years as chair of Amber Implants’ board. Amber ...
Xtant Medical’s CollagenX wound healing product is out in a full commercial launch, according to a Nov. 6 news release. CollagenX is a bovine collagen particulate for surgical wound closure designed ...
A new chapter in spine surgery is unfolding, and Vamsi Kancherla, MD, is one of the surgeons writing its opening lines. Dr. Kancherla performed the first all-uniportal endoscopic lumbar fusion in ...
Reimbursements in the orthopedic space have not kept up with rising inflation and operational costs, with surgeons, practices and organizations looking for changes. If there are not significant ...
Stryker’s orthopedic growth has continued through the third quarter, and momentum is expected especially in shoulder care, according to an Oct. 30 earnings call. Five key takeaways 1. Orthopedics grew ...
James Ficke, MD, has led through change — on the battlefield, in the operating room and now at the helm of one of the nation’s most respected orthopedic programs.  As chair of orthopedic surgery at ...
Keith Meister, MD, performed elbow surgery on Yu Darvish, a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. Dr. Meister performed a UCL repair surgery with an internal brace on Mr. Darvish’s right elbow, according ...