For professional athletes, injury is not just a physical setback; it is an interruption of livelihood. Matthew Gotlin, MD, a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at New York City-based NY Orthopedics, ...
Columbia, Mo.-based MU Healthcare is using new MRI technology to better detect spine fractures in teen athletes, according to an April 16 report by NBC affiliate KY3. The system is seeing a rise in ...
GLP-1 receptor agonists are everywhere and everybody is talking about them. Most of the orthopaedic discussions have been around when to stop them before surgery. That matters, but much more is being ...
Foundation Surgical’s NavLock lateral lumbar disc prep instruments earned the FDA’s 510(k) clearance for use with Medtronic’s ...
CarboFix’s CarboClear hybrid posterior screw system earned 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The system is cleared for use across indications including oncology, degenerative conditions, trauma, revision ...
Zimmer Biomet has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for an extension to its Identity Shoulder System and Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Systems. The expansion includes additional implant sizes and matching ...
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System has named Amit Jain, MD, vice president of care transformation.  In the role, Dr. Jain will lead systemwide efforts to improve the effectiveness, efficiency ...
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health is implementing an extended-reality platform to support neurosurgical and spine procedures across its network. The technology is being deployed at Cooperman ...
In April, Becker’s reported on four spine surgeons and neurosurgeons stepping into leadership roles from health system departments to medtech companies. 1. Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD, has been ...
In orthopedic care, the pathway for knee pain has long followed a predictable arc. Patients move through conservative therapies, injections, physical therapy, activity modification, until those ...
Health systems continue to invest in spine surgery and spine care with newly-opened facilities. Here are three moves to know from April. 1. UNC Health Pardee is opening new locations for Pardee ...
Spine surgery’s robotic revolution may have hit a wall as the reported use of the technology flattened in recent years for lumbar and cervical cases, according to the American Spine Registry’s 2026 ...