A potential overreliance on new technology, the lack of standardization and long-term data and underappreciation of global spinal alignment are three of the most overlooked issues in spine care and ...

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has earned accreditation from the Spina Bifida Association Clinic Care Partner program. OU Health is one of only 42 facilities in the nation ...

Interim data from Spineart’s Baguera-C investigational device study found the disc, in two-level cases, meets the threshold for a non-inferiority claim against the study control, according to an April ...

Michael Finn, MD, joined Midwest Brain & Spine Institute in Stillwater, Minn. Dr. Finn is a neurological spine surgeon and previously was an associate neurosurgery professor at the University of ...

Think Surgical has announced the first use of Maxx Orthopedics’ Freedom total knee implant utilizing the TMINI miniature robotic system. The procedure was performed by David Cashen, MD, a joint ...

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health has added Frances Hardaway, MD, and James Cox, DO, to its medical staff.  Dr. Hardaway has a primary focus on general neurosurgery and spine surgeries. She ...

Bethesda, Md.-based management organization The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics has opened a new Summit Orthopedics location, also in Bethesda. CAO also debuted a new Summit facility in Washington, ...

Lumbar total disc replacement patients tended to have more facet injections following surgery compared to those having anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study published in the ...

Nashville-based Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance has broken ground on a new facility in Spring Hill, Tenn., according to an April 16 report from Main Street Maury. TOA broke ground on the clinic, its ...

CMS physician fee rates are a top concern for physicians, and spine surgeons see additional opportunities in changing policies specific to their specialty. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of ...

Cohere Health added spine surgeon Paul Johnson, MD, to its medical advisory board, the company said April 16. Dr. Johnson has more than 30 years of experience, according to a news release. The medical ...

While the field of orthopedics continues to face major hurdles, including provider shortages, payer battles and inflationary pressures, providers are still optimistic about the specialty’s future. Ask ...