Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Big Ten football season: Who provides care for all 18 teams

    Claire Wallace -
    As the 2024-25 college football season gets set to kick off, here are the physicians who are set to provide orthopedic care for all 18 Big Ten Conference teams this year: 

  2. The potential in UnitedHealthcare's gold-card program

    Claire Wallace -
    As prior authorizations continue to burden physicians and patients alike, UnitedHealthcare is billing its gold-card program as a way to alleviate care delays and save physicians time. 

  3. The limits of employment: Why 1 surgeon ventured out on his own

    Carly Behm -
    Bethwel Raore, MD, overcame several challenges in 2020 to start his own practice — Columbus, Ga.-based APEX Spine & Neurosurgery.

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  1. 4 spine, orthopedic biologics updates

    Carly Behm -
    From product debuts and approvals, here are four key updates from orthobiologic companies since June 4.

  2. Mighty Oak Medical, Medacta resolve spine instrument patent dispute

    Carly Behm -
    Mighty Oak Medical and Medacta entered a settlement and license agreement to end a patent dispute related to patient-specific pedicle guides, according to an Aug. 28 news release.

  3. LMH Health adds 4 spine, orthopedic physicians

    Claire Wallace -
    Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health has added or contracted with 36 new physicians and advanced practice providers so far in 2024, including a handful of musculoskeletal specialists. 

  4. OrthoVirginia surgeon 1st in state to complete 100 AR procedures

    Claire Wallace -
    Shane McGowan, MD, a spine surgeon at Richmond-based OrthoVirginia, has become the first in the state to complete 100 spine surgeries using augmented reality navigation, according to an Aug. 27 LinkedIn post.

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  1. The Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics plans new facility

    Claire Wallace -
    Chattanooga, Tenn.-based The Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics plans to build a new two-story, 38,000-square-foot facility, according to an Aug. 25 report from the Chattanoogan.com.

  2. Midwest Orthopaedics hires new foot-and-ankle surgeon

    Claire Wallace -
    Orthopedic surgeon Edward Hur, MD, will join Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush beginning Sept. 3. 

  3. Arkansas system adds Dr. Austin Cole

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    Orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Austin Cole, MD, has joined Conway (Ark.) Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center, according to an Aug. 27 report by Arkansas Money & Politics.

  4. The meetings that keep Cedars-Sinai's spine faculty strong

    Carly Behm -
    Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has remained a leader in spine surgery on the West Coast, and its department co-directors said they focus on keeping their staff sharp.

  1. Stryker, Orthofix and more: 8 medtech notes

    Carly Behm -
    From product launches to approvals and a new acquisition, here are eight key updates from spine and orthopedic devicemakers since Aug. 21.

  2. Johnson & Johnson, LifeNet Health launch new spine, orthopedic allograft

    Carly Behm -
    LifeNet Health, in partnership with Johnson & Johnson MedTech, launched the PliaFX Pak bone allograft in the U.S., according to an Aug. 27 news release shared with Becker's.

  3. Bone allograft woes continue for spine company

    Carly Behm -
    Elutia, formerly Aziyo Biologics, has continued to face litigation related to spine biologics allegedly linked to tuberculosis infections that were recalled in recent years.

  4. Spine surgeon donates $120M to UCLA

    Carly Behm -
    Spine surgeon and philanthropist Gary Michelson, MD, and his wife, Alya, donated $120 million to the University of California Los Angeles for its California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy.

  5. Former employee slams orthobiologic for 'incentivized fraud' in lawsuit

    Francesca Mathewes -
    One of 10 former MiMedx employees involved in a noncompete lawsuit has filed counterclaims against the company. 

  6. Stryker's spending spree: 4 acquisitions to know

    Carly Behm -
    In 2024 Stryker made four key acquisitions to grow its spine, orthopedic and medtech portfolios.

  7. Kentucky hospital adds new endoscopic spine technology

    Carly Behm -
    Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health – Medical Center East is the first in the state to add Elliquence technology for endoscopic spine surgery. 

  8. Where do spine robots shine, falter in lumbar pedicle screw placement?

    Carly Behm -
    Facet joint violation by pedicle screws under robotic guidance was reduced at some parts of the lumbar spine compared to CT navigation during lumbar spine surgery, according to a study published Aug. 12 in The Spine Journal.

  9. 2 recent spine settlements to know

    Carly Behm -
    Becker's reported on two spine-related settlements in the last 30 days.

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