Orthopedics

Baxano Surgical recently engaged Houlihan Lokey as its financial advisor, as the company seeks strategic alternatives to its core business — minimally invasive spinal fusion products.

Blue Belt Technologies signed a worldwide commercial agreement with DePuy Synthes to support the SIGMA HP Partial Knee System on Blue Belt's Navio Surgical System.

MiMedx Group entered into a distribution agreement with Zimmer.

Massena (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital has become the first hospital in the United States to use the Intellijoint HIP technology, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.

Klasinski Clinic Orthopedics in Stevens Point, Wis., added Cody Nikolai, MD, to its physician team, according to a Stevens Point Journal report.

Kaiser Permanente San Rafael (Calif.) Medical Center added Srinivas Ganesh, MD, to its orthopedics department, according to a Marin Independent Journal report.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons who are in the news this week.

MarketOptimizer released a new report on the orthopedic power tools market, with some question as to whether robotic technologies and computer assistance will make a big enough impact to stick around.

NY Orthopedics in New York named Philip P. Rosenthal CEO.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons released new appropriate use criteria and a mobile app for the treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures in children.