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The Bear Moon study, which is evaluating the Bear ACL implant against autograft bone-patellar tendon-bone ACL reconstruction, completed enrollment, according to a July 7 news release. The study, ...
President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes Medicaid cuts, rural healthcare system investments and a temporary 2.5% Medicare Physician Fee Schedule boost for some cases, was ...
So far in 2024, several spine surgeons and healthcare facilities have seen debut milestones in endoscopic spine surgery. 1. Martinsburg, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center performed its ...
Surgery Center, part of Harford HealthCare, became the first ASC in the state to earn dual Advanced Orthopedic Certification in both Total Joint Replacement and Complex Spine Surgery. The ...
Daniel Choi, MD, completed his 50th surgery using the prodisc C-Vivo cervical disc replacement with more than 100 implanted discs total, his practice said July 1. The milestone case was completed at ...
Denver Broncos safety P.J. Locke announced that he had spinal fusion after the team’s Jan. 12 playoff game with the Buffalo Bills, NBC Sports reported July 2. Chad Prusmack, MD, performed the surgery ...
From clinical safety trials to cost-effectiveness measures, here are 10 spine studies to know since March 14. 1. Cervical disc replacement is a safe option across all obesity levels compared to ...
Some spine procedures including spinal fusion, lumbar decompression and vertebral augmentation will need prior authorization under CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, a move ...
Outpatient spine surgery remains an area of growth with the share of spine surgeries in the ASC growing 8% between 2021 and 2024. And for Hardy Sikand, CEO of Indiana Spine Group, some procedures are ...
New generations of spine robots in the market have significant advantages compared to their predecessors, Suken Shah, MD, said. Dr. Shah, of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Hospital, spoke ...
Barr, MD, PhD, recently entered the role of president of the North Carolina Spine Society, according to a post on his LinkedIn page.  Dr. Abd-El-Barr is a neurosurgeon at Duke Health, where he ...
More than ever, spine surgeons need to master the operational aspects of their work along with the clinical side. Spine surgeons discussed the essential business skills for physicians to know during a ...