Today's Top 20 Stories
  1. IV shortages: 5 notes for spine, orthopedic surgeons

    The U.S. healthcare system is still reeling from a nationwide IV fluid shortage in the wake of Hurricane Helene damaging a Baxter plant in September.
  2. Radiation exposure for OLLIF below safety thresholds, study finds

    Radiation exposure during minimally invasive oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion with dual C-arm intraoperative imaging met safety standards, according to an Oct. 20 study in Cureus. 
  3. Bone Biologics adds to board of directors

    Bone Biologics appointed Phillip Meikle to its board of directors, according to an Oct. 21 news release.

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  1. Bankruptcies, layoffs and closures: The big decisions facing orthopedic leaders

    Orthopedic surgery leaders have been forced to make some difficult decisions amid a tough economic environment and other obstacles facing the healthcare industry. 
  2. AAOS shares 2024 Shoulder & Elbow Registry Annual Report

    The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons registry program shared its Shoulder & Elbow Registry (SER) 2024 Annual Report, which includes data compliled from 36,296 submitted patient procedures.
  3. 2 recent orthopedic data breaches in the South

    Becker's reported on two orthopedic practices suffering data breaches so far in October.
  4. 4 orthopedic artificial intelligence updates

    Here are four key developments in spine and orthopedic artificial intelligence since June.
  1. 6 augmented reality updates from Q3

    As augmented reality becomes more widely used in the field of spine and orthopedic care, here are six updates from the third quarter of 2024: 
  2. 2 professional athletes find 2nd careers as orthopedic surgeons

    Orthopedic surgery and sports medicine specialists Michael Stuart, MD, and Bradley Kruckeberg, MD, currently serve as team physicians for Minnesota State University athletic teams, but the two used to have athletic careers of their own, according to an Oct. 18 report from The Free Press.
  3. Northside Hospital Healthcare System opens total joint replacement ASC

    Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Healthcare System has opened a new total joint surgery center in Canton, Ga., according to an Oct. 18 report from the Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News. 
  4. 3 updates in spine legal cases

    Becker's reported on three ongoing legal cases involving spine surgeons and spine companies in the last week.
  1. Spine payer challenges on the horizon

    Payers and CMS have been  pain points for spine surgeons in 2024 and some physicians are thinking about the year ahead.
  2. OssDsign's spinal fusion bone graft reaches 5,000 US patients

    OssDsign's Catalyst nanosynthetic bone graft was used in its 5,000th U.S. patient, the medtech company said May 30.
  3. OssDesign signs contract with 100 VA orthopedic hospitals

    Orthobiologics developer OssDesign has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide products for an additional 100 VA hospitals nationwide, according to an April 29 report from Realtid.
  4. OhioHealth launches surgical spine program

    Cambridge-based OhioHealth Southeastern Medical Center established a spine program to expand its care offerings
  5. Fiagon GmbH earns FDA clearance for spine platform

    Fiagon GmbH earned FDA clearance for an extended platform for its spine navigation system, according to an Oct. 17 news release. 
  6. Dr. Evan O'Donnell operates on Boston Red Sox player

    Evan O'Donnell, MD, performed successful shoulder surgery on Masataka Yoshida, a player for the Boston Red Sox.
  7. 4 recent spine, orthopedic leadership moves

    Here are four spine and orthopedic leadership moves since Sept. 13:
  8. Texas Spine Consultants under investigation following data breach

    Dallas-based Texas Spine Consultants is under investigation by Oklahoma City-based law firm Federman & Sherwood following a May data breach. 
  9. Spine patient sues over tainted bone graft: 5 notes

    A woman is suing Elutia, formerly Aziyo Biologics, after contracting tuberculosis from a product used in an April 2021 spine surgery, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Oct. 17.

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