Ten orthopedic surgeons opened Orthopedic Specialists of Jacksonville (Fla.) earlier in June, according to a June 30 report from Jacksonville Daily Record. The practice has two locations in ...

Some spine procedures that are traditionally fee-for-service Medicare cases will have prior authorizations added, according to CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model. CMS is ...

ValleyOrtho, part of Valley View, has added the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration procedure, according to a June 30 report from The Aspen Times.  Tomas Pevny, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports ...

Multilevel fusions for patients having lumbar decompressions are associated with increased odds for postoperative adverse events, readmissions and reoperations, according to a study in the July 1 ...

Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York and Lenox Hill Hospital are partnering, according to a June 28 Instagram post from Sanjay Konakondla, MD, and Albert Telfeian, MD, PhD. The partnership between ...

From new milestones and product developments, here are five key updates in the spine and orthopedic robotic space during the second quarter. 1. LEM Surgical’s Dynamis robot for spine surgery earned ...

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics relocated its South Philadelphia clinic, according to a June 30 news release shared with Becker’s. The new site has 14 exam rooms and offers care for ...

Here are seven spine surgeons joining new practices or adding to their titles in June: 1. SynerFuse named neurosurgeon Michael Park, MD, PhD, as its chief technology officer. 2. Justin Ledesma, MD, ...

Bone Biologics filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its NELL-1 protein, according to a June 27 news release.. The patent applies to rhNELL-1 polypeptide and its use ...

University of Iowa Health Care opened its new orthopedic-focused hospital in North Liberty. Now, its chair is stepping down. J. Lawrence Marsh, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Iowa in ...

Life Spine is suing its former CEO, Michael Butler, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty, trade secret misappropriation and tortious interference. However, Mr. Butler described the litigation as ...

A 93-year-old woman underwent a successful 2-level lumbar decompression with spinal anesthesia, according to a case study published June 23 in the Journal of Neurosurgery. She had laminectomies at L4 ...