Boardman Ohio-based Southwoods Health purchased an ExcelsiusGPS spine robot, according to an April 21 news release. The $1.3 million investment was made after spine surgeons spent two years evaluating ...

Regional Health System has added Ryan Harrell, DO, according to an April 22 report from WFMJ.  Dr. Harrell is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in orthopedic adult reconstruction and sports ...

Orthopaedic Clinic has been sold to a private real estate investor.  The portfolio includes more than 35,000 square feet of rentable space across the two medical offices, located in Louisville, Ky., ...

Charthage, Ill.-based Memorial Hospital and Macomb, Ill.-based McDonough District Hospital partnered, and added orthopedic surgeon Corey Welchlin, DO, according to an April 21 news release. Dr.

Spinal neurosurgeon Jonathan Rasouli, MD, joined NeuroSpine Plus in Paramus, N.J., he said in an April 22 email to Becker’s. Dr. Rasouli joined the practice after spending more than four years at ...

Prior authorization is no longer just a checkpoint in orthopedic care, It’s becoming a defining force in how, when and even whether patients receive treatment. As payers expand algorithm-driven ...

Pediatric hand surgeon Scott Kozin, MD, was named chief medical officer for Tampa-based Shriners Children’s. In the role Dr. Kozin will lead medical staff and oversee clinical strategy, quality and ...

WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.Va., purchased Medtronic’s new Stealth AXiS surgical system, the hospital said in an April 20 Facebook post. The Stealth AXiS system was cleared by ...

Revision spine surgery is among the most technically demanding work in the OR, and some spine surgeons have rethought their approaches to these cases. Three spine surgeons discuss their changes for ...

Daniel Park, MD, performed the first case in the Midwest using the ActiveL artificial disc, he said in an April 21 LinkedIn post. The ActivL lumbar artificial disc rejoined the U.S. market under ...

Smith+Nephew’s Cartiheal Agili-C cartilage repair implants showed superior pain relief and functional gains at five years compared to surgical standard of care, the company said April 21. In a study ...

Hyalex Orthopaedics earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its Slalom MTP hemiarthroplasty implant, according to an April 21 news release. The implant is designed around the proprietary Hydrosurf materials ...