Today's Top 20 Stories
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Dr. Dan Cooper operates on Oakland A's player
Dan Cooper, MD, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Esteury Ruiz, an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics, at the Carrell Clinic in Dallas. -
Study supports biologic for spine patients with cancer
Zetagen Therapeutics' ZetaFuse has potential to treat degenerative disc disease in patients with late-stage cancer, according to a case study in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. -
Weight loss medications not slowing need for hip knee, replacements: Zimmer Biomet
As the popularity of GLP-1 weight loss medications, including Ozempic and Wegovy, continues to grow nationwide, orthopedic surgeons have had mixed feelings about what it will do to surgical volumes.
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NASS honors 5 annual award winners
The North American Spine Society has bestowed its 2024 recognition awards to five surgeons. -
Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic adds orthopedic spine surgeon
Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic has added orthopedic spine surgeon Mark Woernle, MD, to its Panama City, Fla.-based team, according to a Sept. 23 report from Tallahassee Reports. -
5 surgeons to join Indiana Orthopedic Institute
The Terre Haute, Ind.-based Indiana Joint Replacement Institute and the Indianapolis-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute are adding five new orthopedic specialists on Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 24 report from the Current. -
Bariatric surgery on the rise since 2011
While 3.9 million Americans currently have a BMI of 50 or higher, only 11% of surgeons would be willing to perform a joint replacement or spine procedure on patients in that weight bracket.
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Dr. D. Scott Kreiner named president of NASS
D. Scott Kreiner, MD, is the new president of the North American Spine Society. -
Spine surgeon donates IP for global education nonprofit
Hamid Abbasi, MD, PhD, donated all of his intellectual property to Avicenna Technical University, which promotes education, training and the spread of technological information. -
Archbold Orthopedics to open new Georgia practice
Archbold Medical Group is opening a new orthopedic surgery practice in Thomasville, Ga., according to a Sept. 23 report from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise. -
Spine surgeons struggling with increasing payer control
Insurance-directed care has become increasingly worrisome for Choll Kim, MD, PhD, said.
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New York orthopedic practice adds spine, total joint surgeons
Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group added a neurosurgeon and a total joint surgeon to its team, according to a Sept. 24 news release. -
Cerapedics' spinal bone graft earns approval for ACDF
Cerapedics earned FDA approval to expand the use of its spinal fusion biologic, i-Factor P-15, according to a Sept. 24 news release. -
Nevro launches AI-powered spinal cord stimulator
Nevro earned FDA approval and began a limited market release of its HFX iQ spinal cord stimulator with HFX AdaptivAI, the company said Sept. 24. -
Orthopedic practice settles lawsuit ahead of second trial
Sartell, Minn.-based St. Cloud Orthopedic Associates settled a lawsuit that was set to go to a second trial and that previously netted a $111 million verdict. -
eCential Robotics adds former Medtronic, Zimmer Biomet leaders
Lisa Jacobs and Matthieu Ville have been tapped to serve on the leadership team of eCential Robotics. -
Georgia Bone & Joint opens new location
Newman-based Georgia Bone & Joint has held a ribbon cutting for its new LaGrange, Ga.-based facility, according to a Sept. 19 report from The LaGrange Daily News. -
OrtoWay earns US patent for spine corpectomy system
OrtoWay earned a U.S. patent for the OrtoWell distractor system for spinal corpectomy, according to a Sept. 23 news release. -
Orthopedic surgeons on the move in 2 weeks
Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons joining new hospitals and health systems that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 9: -
5 spine, orthopedic biologics companies to know
Here are five companies making spine and orthopedic biologic products:
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