Keith Meister, MD, performed elbow surgery on Yu Darvish, a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. Dr. Meister performed a UCL repair surgery with an internal brace on Mr. Darvish’s right elbow, according ...

PracticeCore, a management service organization focused exclusively on spine, neurosurgery and brain care, has launched, according to a Nov. 5 news release. The MSO offers revenue cycle management ...

Moving spine surgery to the ASC brings a wealth of advantages including cost savings, but there are some prominent challenges to migration. Five spine surgeons discuss the roadblocks. Ask Spine ...

When people think about spine surgery, their minds usually go straight to the operating room: the surgeon suiting up and washing up, the high-tech equipment, the delicate work of repairing what’s ...

Christopher Michel, MD, joined The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics’ Parkway Division in Hagerstown, Md. Dr. Michel is a spine surgeon with training in minimally invasive and complex spine care, ...

Spine surgeon Tenner Guillaume, MD, of St. Paul, Minn.-based Gillette Children’s Hospital, was appointed to SMAIO’s scientific advisory board, according to a Nov. 3 news release. Dr. Guillaume ...

Augurex’s Spinestat diagnostic test earned the FDA’s breakthrough device designation. Spinestate is a 14-3-3eta autoantibody multiplex immunoassay test for diagnosing axial spondyloarthritis, ...

Constance Chu, MD, believes the next revolution in orthopedics will happen before the first incision is ever made. A professor and vice chair of research in orthopedic surgery at Stanford (Calif.) ...

AdventHealth Medical Group has added Kunal Panwar, DO, to its orthopedics staff.  Dr. Panwar is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee reconstruction, according to an Oct. 30 news release ...

Few surgeons have had both the battlefield and the operating room shape their philosophy of care quite like Benjamin “Kyle” Potter, MD. Chair of orthopedic surgery at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine ...

Bethesda, Md.-based MedVanta has launched VantaStat, an orthopedic urgent care line and mobile app.  VantaStat guarantees same-day or next-day appointments to provide care for injuries, joint pain and ...

Orthofix saw net sales of $205.6 million in the third quarter, a 5% increase year over year, according to financial results posted Nov. 4. Six things to know: 1. Net sales of $205.6 million include ...