Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Life Spine's ARx spinal fixation system debuted

    Carly Behm -
    Life Spine's ARx spinal fixation system was debuted, the devicemaker said Jan. 5.

  2. University of Toledo Medical Center orthopedic chair to retire, investigation ongoing

    Carly Behm -
    Dr. Nabil Ebraheim, who was suspended from the University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center in December, will retire Jan. 23, the university said in a Jan. 5 email to Becker's.

  3. Zimmer Biomet to acquire orthobiologics company for $155M

    Carly Behm -
    Zimmer Biomet signed an agreement to acquire Embody, an orthobiologics company, for $155 million.

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  1. Orthofix, SeaSpine complete merger, name leadership

    Carly Behm -
    Orthofix and SeaSpine's merger was completed Jan. 5, the devicemakers said.

  2. 7 things to know about OrthoMidwest

    Claire Wallace -
    Chicago-based Midwest Orthopedics at Rush and Rockford-based OrthoIllinois announced Jan. 3 that they aggregated and are working under the newly formed OrthoMidwest. 

  3. University of Iowa constructing $525.6M orthopedic hospital

    Carly Behm -
    Iowa City-based University of Iowa is building an orthopedic hospital set to open in 2025, The Gazette reported Jan. 4. 

  4. National Spine and Pain Centers taps pain management specialist Dr. Rasheed Singleton

    Claire Wallace -
    Frederick, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers has added pain management specialist Rasheed Singleton, MD, to its team of physicians. 

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  1. 6 sports medicine updates

    Carly Behm -
    Here are six developments in sports medicine since Dec. 1:

  2. Zimmer Biomet exec honored by women's leadership group

    Carly Behm -
    Rachel Ellingson, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Zimmer Biomet, was among 50 women leaders recognized on Women We Admire's Top 50 Women Leaders of Connecticut for 2023.

  3. 3 places adding spine, orthopedic robots in December

    Carly Behm -
    Becker's reported on three places adding spine and orthopedic robots in December:

  4. 4 medtech notes: SeaSpine, SI-Bone and more

    Carly Behm -
    Here are four developments from spine and orthopedic medtech companies since Dec. 21:

  1. 25 orthopedic practices to know in 2023

    Claire Wallace -
    Here are 25 orthopedic practices to know going into 2023:

  2. Cedars-Sinai launches sports medicine program for young athletes

    Claire Wallace -
    The Los Angeles, Calif.-based Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute has launched a new youth sports medicine program, according to a Jan. 3 press release sent to Becker's. 

  3. Orthopedic biomaterials company appoints president, CEO

    Claire Wallace -
    Spine and orthopedic biomaterials company FzioMed has appointed Paul Mraz as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. 

  4. The American Orthopaedic Association endorses International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance

    Carly Behm -
    The American Orthopaedic Association endoresed the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance and became official official signatories of the IODA Charter.

  5. 50 orthopedic surgeons to know in 2023

    Carly Behm -
    Here are 50 orthopedic surgeons to know going into 2023:

  6. 9 spine surgeon moves in December

    Carly Behm -
    Here are nine spine surgeons who moved to new practices or added to their titles in December:

  7. AI-powered lumbar spine analysis tool launched

    Carly Behm -
    DeepTek launched an artificial intelligence-powered tool for lumbar spine imaging, Imaging Technology News reported Jan. 3.

  8. Orthopedic patients among those turned away from Alabama hospital

    Carly Behm -
    A woman who broke her hip was among several patients who were turned away from Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham (Ala.) and told there weren't any orthopedic surgeons available, WBRC reported Dec. 30.

  9. Spine surgeon returns home after medical mission in Ukraine

    Carly Behm -
    Spine surgeon Freeland Ackley, DO, is back in the U.S. after serving in Ukraine, Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health said in a Jan. 2 Facebook post.

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