Theresa Pazionis, MD, is an orthopedic and spine surgeon and an assistant professor of orthopedics and sports medicine at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia. When Dr.

Abingdon, Va.-based Appalachian Orthopedics & Spine and Bristol, Tenn.-based Highlands Neurosurgery partnered and joined Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tenn. The partnership, which went into effect June ...

Ezriel Kornel, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon with more than 40 years of experience, has seen the advent of minimally invasive technologies. “One of my greatest joys as a surgeon has been contributing to ...

Jackson-based Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center said it plans to add Oxford (Miss.) Ortho & Sports Medicine and the Orthopaedic Institute of North Mississippi in Tupelo under its ...

Reston, Va.-based VSI led a multicenter study validating its Enhanced Surgical Recovery program in spinal fusion patients, the practice said June 5. The study took place at 138 centers in the U.S. and ...

Centinel Spine launched new instrumentation for its prodisc L lumbar disc replacement implant, the company said June 5. The new instruments were developed with the help of user feedback and designed ...

Frank Mir, a two-time UFC heavyweight champion, is recovering from spine surgery at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, according to a June 4 report from NBC affiliate News 3 Las Vegas. Earlier in ...

Medical device manufacturer Highride Medical, one of the world’s largest privately held spine companies, is selling its bone healing division to focus exclusively on spine. Highride has completed the ...

Arthrex launched the Synergy Power instrument set for a range of orthopedic applications, according to a June 4 news release. The Synergy Power system comes with two handpieces — a dual trigger rotary ...

Becker’s reported on two jury rulings in cases involving spine and orthopedic surgeons. 1. UC Irvine Department of Neurological Surgery’s former chair, Mark Linskey, MD, was awarded $5.8 million in a ...

Spinal fusion will remain a “workhorse” in spine care even as motion-preserving care continues to improve, Timothy Witham, MD, predicts. Dr. Witham is director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Spine ...

Catalyst OrthoScience’s Catalyst CSR system for anatomic total shoulder replacement has faster improvements in function and pain reduction compared to stemmed and stemless systems, according to new ...