Healthcare technology company Royal Philips has introduced its ClarifEye augmented reality system for minimally invasive spine surgery.

Spine surgeon David Holte, MD, has stepped down as president of the board of directors of Twin Cities Orthopedics after 19 years in the role, according to a Feb. 1 news release.

Hospital for Special Surgery celebrated one year since opening its 60,000-square-foot facility in West Palm Beach in January 2020.

Medtronic and Stryker were named on Fortune's "2021 World's Most Admired Companies" list.

Here are 17 orthopedic surgeons who joined new practices in January:

NuVasive, a spine technology company, added Siddhartha Kadia, PhD, to its board of directors effective Feb. 1.

Stryker's spine business was steadier in 2020 than other lines during the pandemic.

Here are the top-read articles from Becker's Spine Review during the week of Jan. 25-29:

From surgeons sounding off on payer issues to a surgeon who moved his practice, here are six spine surgeons making headlines over the past week:

A custom hip implant given to an Amur tiger from the Brookfield (Ill.) Zoo dislodged the night after surgery, according to a Jan. 28 report from The Chicago Sun-Times.

Spine device company Surgalign Holdings has priced an underwritten public offering of 25 million  shares of its common stock at $1.50 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions.

Neurosurgeon Michael McDermott, MD, was appointed chief of neuroscience at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in Miami, where he will lead all clinical and curricular activities.

San Francisco-based Carrum Health has expanded into Nevada through a partnership with Crovetti Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, a four-physician group in Henderson.

Joe DiPaolo was named CEO of The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey, according to a Jan. 28 news release.

Private equity firms continue to make inroads into the orthopedic industry in 2021. 

Four orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

Seven notes from device company notes in the past week, including full-year financial reports from Johnson & Johnson and Stryker.

Orthopedic implant manufacturer Exactech plans to accelerate growth initiatives with three new appointees to its board of directors:

A 10-year-old Amur tiger at Brookfield (Ill.) Zoo underwent a hip replacement surgery at the zoo Jan. 27, News BHT reported Jan. 28.

A study published in The Spine Journal found that Orthofix's M6-C artificial cervical disc was safe, effective and noninferior to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of cervical disc degeneration.