FX Shoulder Solutions has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its Easytech Reversed system for shoulder replacements.  Easytech Reversed is the first FDA-cleared stemless reverse shoulder arthroplasty ...
Ask an orthopedic surgeon whether bone health matters, and the answer is almost always yes. Ask who should manage it, and the answer changes. “Most will say it’s important,” said Douglas R. Dirschl, ...
CMS backed away from several controversial proposals in its 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, but orthopedic and spine surgeons are still facing mounting reimbursement pressures, new ...
Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has acquired Florida Sports Injury & Orthopedic Institute, adding six orthopedic and sports medicine physicians in Clermont, Fla., as of Nov. 5. Florida Sports ...
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Erie County Medical Center appointed Hanna Algattas, MD, chief of service for neurosurgery. Dr. Algattas joined ECMC in 2023. His clinical focus includes complex open and ...
Orthopedic practices often call patient-reported outcomes a burden. Kevin Bozic, MD, hears that as a sign they aren’t using them. “I personally believe that patient-reported outcomes and measurement ...
DePuy Synthes has introduced AutoPlan, an automated surgical planning capability for its VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution for total knee arthroplasty, in the U.S. The technology uses surgeons’ ...
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has opened a new orthopedic suite at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), the system announced Nov. 5. Three orthopedic surgeons from ...
CMS’ 2027 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule cuts the conversion factor by 2.31%, a deeper cut than the 1.68% CMS proposed in July. Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Philadelphia-based ...
The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons urged Congress Nov. 5 to address Medicare surgeon payment cuts for hip and knee replacements after CMS finalized a reduction of more than 17% for 2027 ...
OrthAlign has launched Lantern ASC, a surgical navigation platform for hip and knee replacements designed for hospitals and ASCs. The platform combines a reusable navigation unit with a procedural ...
Timothy McGarry, MD, is closing his Abingdon, Va.-based independent practice, McGarry Orthopedic Clinic, to join Montgomery Orthopedics, part of LewisGale Physicians, in Blacksburg, Va., according to ...