Visie has introduced continuous anatomic auto tracking for robot-assisted total knee replacements, according to an Oct. 10 news release. 

SI-Bone's iFuse Torq TNT implant system was used in its first patient cases since earning the FDA's breakthrough device designation, according to an Oct. 10 news release. 

Virginia Beach, Va.-based LifeNet Health has acquired a research laboratory for liver disease and sports medicine research, according to an Oct. 10 report from WA.com.

Peter Millett, MD, a surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., has performed shoulder surgery on Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner. 

X-Bolt Orthopedics has announced the completion of the first U.S. implant using its Pro-X1 trochanteric nailing system.

Smith+Nephew partnered with JointVue for 3D surgery planning, according to an Oct. 10 news release. 

As the 2024 to 2025 college football season begins, here are the physicians who provide orthopedic care for all 16 Southeastern Conference teams: 

Omaha-based CHI Health plans to open CHI Health Orthopedic Center at Lakeside in 2026, according to an Oct. 9 news release. 

The U.S. Congress has major influence in healthcare, from determining physician payments to making laws regulating who can own healthcare facilities. 

At the beginning of October, Tolland, Conn.-based Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery, with locations in Manchester, Conn., entered into a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, dozens of healthcare facilities in the state are shuttering as residents prepare to evacuate. 

Multiple health systems and practices are investing millions into upcoming spine and orthopedic facilities in 2024.

Here are nine Midwest orthopedic and spine practices that added new clinicians in September: 

W. Travis Stoll, MD, a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon, has joined Golden, Colo.-based Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center, according to an Oct. 4 LinkedIn post.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health orthopedic surgeon Nathan Skelley, MD, recently won the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Orthopaedic Video Theater competition for a 25-minute video showcasing a hip arthroscopy surgical technique developed at the Sanford USD Medical Center.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the top facility for pediatric orthopedic care in 2024 by U.S. News & World Report.

Here are eight orthopedic practices relocating sites of care in 2024: 

The direction of orthopedic ASCs is starting to trend back toward independence and increased physician control, Benjamin Stein, MD, said.

Beginning Sept. 1, UnitedHealthcare began requiring prior authorization for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and Medicare-covered chiropractic services delivered in multidisciplinary offices and outpatient hospital settings. 

Medical device company OrthAlign has earned FDA clearance for its Lantern Hip handheld technology for direct anterior total hip arthroplasty.