Premier Orthopaedics & Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center added Claire McDaniel, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. McDaniel specializes in primary and complex hip and knee replacement surgery, according ...
Shoulder Innovations entered an exclusive collaboration with ALM Ortho to introduce a custom implant for severe shoulder deformity and other highly complex revision cases. Under the collaboration, ...
For most spine surgery patients, preoperative workup follows a familiar script: bloodwork, imaging of the area to be operated on, maybe a cardiac clearance if there’s a history of heart disease. Bone ...
Reoperation is the single biggest driver of lost cost-effectiveness in spine surgery, and one University of California San Francisco surgeon-researcher is building a dataset aimed at proving that ...
Medicare payments for hip and knee replacements are already tight, and they may get tighter. CMS’ proposed calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule would cut physician payment for total ...
Spine surgeons spend years learning when and how to operate. Recent Becker’s conversations suggest another skill becomes ...
Karan Dua, MD’s office after nearly every conventional avenue has been exhausted. They have had MRIs. CT scans. Electrodiagnostic testing. Physical therapy. They may have seen orthopedic surgeons, ...
Malpractice disputes in spine surgery can involve decisions made before, during and after an operation. Recent Becker’s coverage of lawsuits, verdicts and surgeon perspectives has included questions ...
UnitedHealthcare recently announced it’s cutting prior authorization requirements by 30%, including for some outpatient surgeries, by the end of 2026. Four surgeons connected with Becker’s to share ...
Siemens Healthineers has incorporated Vuze2 guidance software for spinal surgery into its Cios Spin C-arm system. The software supports K-wire placement for pedicle screws by combining preoperative CT ...
Becoming a team physician is one of the most competitive and least advertised career paths in orthopedic surgery. Professional and major college teams typically build their medical staffs through ...
Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD, a longtime orthopedic leader at Rush, died at age 84. Dr. Andersson served as chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery from 1994 to 2008 and retired in 2014 as ...