Neal ElAttrache, MD, operated on the New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson, Newsday reported Aug. 16. 

A neurosurgeon with Rutgers University's two medical schools in New Jersey is returning to work less than a year after he was put on leave amid allegations of professional misconduct, according to the university.

Exactech's Spartan stem and Logical cup system for hip replacements was released in a commercial launch.

During the 2022 sports season, orthopedic surgeons were busy operating on a variety of athletes, from NFL to MLB stars.

Here are 15 of the largest independent groups in the U.S. ranked by the number of spine surgeons that practice with them. 

A 2022 small study from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery shows that female orthopedic surgeons suffer from breast cancer at higher rates than the general population.

Adena Health System has expanded its Orthopedic and Spine Institute, opening a new location in Circleville, Ohio, according to an Aug. 15 report from the Circleville Herald. 

Devicemaker Moximed has raised $40 million to develop what the company says is the world's first implantable shock absorber for the knee.

L.A. Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler will undergo an elbow surgery next week, performed by Neal ElAttrache, MD, that will end his baseball season, according to an Aug. 15 report from the Los Angeles Times. 

The best and worst ranked states for healthcare vary in the number of orthopedic surgeons in each state. 

Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations it failed to protect consumers in a 2020 ransomware attack, Top Class Actions reported Aug. 15.

Richard Caruso, PhD, founder, former CEO and former chair of Integra lifeSciences, has died, the company said Aug. 16.

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has added two total joint replacement robots at its ASCs, the hospital said Aug. 15.

Charles Pitts, MD, and Christopher Beaumont, MD, have joined Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., according to a press release sent to Becker's. 

Intraoperative neuromonitoring company Assure Holdings saw its second quarter 2022 managed case volume jump by about 36 percent year-over-year.

IMAC Holdings reported $5 million in revenue in the second quarter and sequential quarterly growth at its retail clinics at Walmart locations.

Richard Berger, MD, created a telehealth program for total joint replacement patients. He calls it Berger's Elective Surgical and Telemedicine Experience, or BEST, and the concept was conceived long before COVID-19 accelerated the use of telehealth.

Accelus has announced the first spinal surgeries using its minimally invasive TiHawk11 Interbody Fusion System. 

A general surgeon at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wis., has performed the clinic's 1,000th robotic surgery, according to an Aug. 14 report from the La Crosse Tribune.

Novartis reported that two patients have died because of acute liver failure following treatment with Zolgensma, the company's gene therapy used to treat spinal muscular atrophy.