Newport News, Va.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center made several major accomplishments in 2024, setting the practice up for a big 2025. 

The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, based in Los Angeles, is suing Cedars-Sinai, alleging the hospital schemed to appropriate its assets, reputation, patient base and intellectual property without compensation.

SurGenTec earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its OsteoFlo HydroFiber to be used as a stand-alone equivalent to autografts in spine surgeries.

The Orthopedic Institute in Sioux Falls, S.D., will close its doors after 20 years in order to relocate to Tea, S.D., according to a Jan. 15 report from Dakota News Now.

State College, Pa.-based Penn State Health has added Teresa Swenson as administrative vice president of musculoskeletal services.

Royal Biologics and Fair Winds Medical partnered to distribute spine and orthopedic biologics, according to a Jan. 16 news release.

Medcura, a hemostatic devicemaker, formed a Spinal Surgery Advisory Board, according to a Jan. 16 news release.

Christopher Dunleavy's career has taken him across the gamut of healthcare settings including  Boston-based Brigham Health, Dallas-based Baylor Health and USMD Holdings. Now he's at a unique stage as CFO of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

Here are five orthopedic and spine practices that have opened in the South, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 6:

Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has performed the first orthopedic surgery at the new Orlando Health Lake Mary (Fla.) Hospital.

University at Buffalo (N.Y.) Neurosurgery is leading the development of a $20 million medical office building in Orchard Park, N.Y., according to a Jan. 15 report from Buffalo Business First.

As ASCs become more popular and cases continue migrating to outpatient settings, leaders need to learn how to scale appropriately, according to Earl Kilbride, MD, of Austin (Texas) Orthopedic Institute.

From device clearances to mergers, here are five developments from spine and orthopedic devicemakers since Jan. 8.

DiFusion Technologies earned a new U.S. patent for four methods to manufacture its ZFuze biomaterial for orthopedic implants.

From industry investments to orthopedic outcomes, Becker's reported on five key spine and orthopedic studies so far in January.

Complex spine surgery requires an all-hands-on-deck approach, often with multiple experts in the operating room.

Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth has added two new orthopedic surgeons to its team,   Parthiv Patel, DO, and Margaret Porembski, MD. 

At the beginning of 2025, Ayoosh Pareek, MD, an orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon, joined New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery. 

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons' official journal, Arthroplasty Today, has tapped Brett Levine, MD, as editor-in-chief and Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, as deputy editor-in-chief for 2025. 

Orthopedic robotics company Corin has earned FDA clearance for the ApolloHipX, a total replacement application designed for the Corin Apollo platform.