Patients living with dementia experience a higher hazard for adverse events related to elective lumbar spine surgery, according to a recent study. “Clinical outcomes following elective lumbar spine ...

Onward’s Arc-Ex earned FDA 510(k) clearance for use at home, according to a Nov. 17 news release. The device is cleared for “use in conjunction with functional task practice in the clinic and ...

Orthopedic device company Maxx Orthopedics has received FDA clearance for its Freedom Metaphyseal Cone System.  The system is used to address tibial bone defects, metaphyseal reconstruction, and other ...

OnPoint Surgical, an augmented reality and AI technology developer for spinal interventions, appointed Jeremy Laynor as chief commercial officer.  Mr. Laynor has more than 20 years of executive ...

Zhou, MD, of Orthopedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.) performed the first case using the Varisync ALIF NanoPrime system, according to a Nov. 15 news release. Zavation’s NanoPrime, which was launched ...

PracticeCore, a newly launched revenue cycle management services organization, sticks out in a sea of healthcare RCM companies, Chief Medical Officer Matthew McGirt, MD, said. The MSO has a unique ...

As more payers push orthopedic bundles, surgeons and health system leaders are being asked to improve outcomes at lower cost, all while navigating siloed workflows, tightening budgets and rising ...

Robert Hotchkiss, MD, performed finger surgery on Jack Hughes, a center for the New Jersey Devils at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.  Mr. Hughes is expected to return to playing in ...

Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health’s Orthopedic & Specialty Hospital has added a minimally invasive procedure for patients with chronic tendon pain.  Primary care sports medicine physician Hollan ...

The North American Spine Society has launched a new streaming platform for spine education, replacing its previous pay-per-meeting model.  The platform, called NASS Anytime, offers a ...

Minimally invasive robot-assisted pars fracture surgery enabled most adolescent patients to return to sports in as little as six weeks, researchers with New York City-based Hospital for Special ...

Of Healthgrades’ top 100 hospitals for spine surgery, more than 15 are in the Northeast. Here are the best hospitals in the Northeast by state. Connecticut Danbury Hospital Maryland The Johns Hopkins ...