Brianne Loe
Brianne, a Texas native and Harding University alumna, currently serves as an editor at Industry 411. With a background as a freelance copy editor, she blends her linguistic passion and writing expertise into compelling content.
Night of the Living Graft: Are We Closer to Fully Regenerating Bone?
In the spirit of the undead, you and your peers are helping breathe life into bone that was once lifeless. For orthopaedic surgeons, full...
Inside the Nano Frontier: Coatings That Strengthen Bone and Stop Bacteria
You often decide on implants based on geometry and overall surface finish. Yet the nanoscale surface, the microscopic detail smaller than a human hair,...
Is Age Still a Barrier to Cementless Fixation? Some Say No.
A single-institution series of 142 cementless TKAs in patients older than 75 years reported excellent mid-term survivorship, with 99.3 percent aseptic and 98.6 percent...
Reimbursement Cuts vs Care: How Far Can You Stretch Before Quality Bends?
For 2025, the Medicare conversion factor dropped about 2.83 percent, from 33.2875 to 32.3465, while the Medicare Economic Index for 2025 rose 3.5 percent,...
Noncompetes and Contract Clauses: What’s Changing in Orthopaedic Employment Agreements?
Federal ban fades, state rules decide.
Noncompete clauses have long shaped physician employment contracts by restricting opportunities once a position ends. For orthopaedic surgeons, these...
Preventive Ortho: Can You Get Paid To Keep Patients Out of Surgery?
Orthopaedics has long been centered on surgical intervention. But with increasing pressure to manage costs and improve long-term outcomes, many in the field are...
Your Next Hire Might Be a Robot. Here’s Why.
Orthopaedic practices are facing a workforce problem. Fewer experienced staff are available to support the operating room. Many groups are losing veteran nurses and...
5 Policy Changes Impacting Your Orthopaedic Practice This Year
Orthopaedic practices like yours are dealing with a dynamic set of healthcare policy updates in 2025. From Medicare reimbursement changes to new requirements around...
Current Evidence on 3D Bioprinted Osteochondral Grafts and Their Path to Clinical Use
Key takeaways:
Evidence remains mostly preclinical. Printing enables patient-specific constructs that reproduce cartilage over bone by layering materials under CAD control.
Hybrid designs that pair bioactive...
Global Surgical Missions and the Lessons Orthopaedic Surgeons Bring Home
Key points
Five billion people worldwide lack access to safe, affordable surgery.
Orthopaedic missions deliver care abroad and reshape how U.S. surgeons practice.
Teaching and mentorship leave...
