Spine navigation company Augmedics named Paul Ziegler as president and CEO, the company said Dec. 11.

From a company layoff to FDA nods, here are five key developments from spine and orthopedic medtech companies since Dec. 4.

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems seeking spine and orthopedic surgeons.

Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network has cut the ribbon on a new orthopedic walk-in clinic, according to a Dec. 10 report from the Cincinnati Business Courier. 

Zimmer Biomet had a strong 2024, bolstering its product lines and staying on top of orthopedic medtech trends.

Pennsylvania orthopedic surgeon Robert Armstrong, MD, died Dec. 7 at the Butler (Pa.) Memorial Hospital following a brief illness, according to a Dec. 10 obituary.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health and Ortho Northeast have partnered with four physicians to operate Fremont, Ind.-based Lake George Surgery Center, according to a Dec. 10 report from The Herald Republican.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has become the first system in New York state to offer the Teligen spine surgical system. 

Basketball star Caitlin Clark has been named Time's Athlete of the Year for 2024. 

Theradaptive earned the FDA's investigational device exemption approval to broaden its clinical research for the OsteoAdapt SP implant, the company said Dec. 10.

UNC Health Pardee in Hendersonville, N.C., formed a wholly owned orthopedic group, according to a Dec. 10 news release.

From cost-effectiveness of procedures to disc replacement outcomes, researchers published multiple findings about spine surgery in 2024.

Medical technology company Stryker experienced a data breach, according to an article from law firm Console and Associates published by JD Supra on Dec. 9.

Here are eight major athletes who have suffered spine injuries during their 2024 sports season: 

Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, president of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, shared his expertise with Becker's on topics including artificial intelligence and spine robots.

Smith+Nephew recently became the latest major orthopedics company to announce layoffs in 2024, sharing plans to cut 150 jobs in Memphis, Tenn. 

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City had a strong 2024 with bolstered leadership and growth.

Throughout 2024, technology giant Apple has played a role in several orthopedic and spine surgeries in a number of ways. For example, in February 2024, Robert Masson, MD, became the first spine surgeon to use Apple's Vision Pro into the operating room.

Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, and Seaview Orthopaedics, a partner practice of RWJBarnabas Health, have provided free joint replacements to two patients through the Operation Walk initiative. 

OrthoSC in Myrtle Beach, S.C., added interventional pain medicine physician Scott Mayhew, MD.