A study comparing the area deprivation index and social vulnerability index in lumbar spine patients found the latter was better for evaluating postoperative outcomes, according to a publication in the Dec. 1 issue of Spine.

Ronda Stryker, granddaughter of Stryker's founder, sold 230,000 shares of Stryker, according to a Nov. 7 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The University of West Florida in Pensacola (Fla.) has celebrated the opening of its new $6 million sports medicine facility. 

Here are five FDA alerts and recalls from 2024 for orthopedic and spine specialists to know: 

Physicians are feeling increasingly burdened by prior authorization requirements, according to a recent Medscape report. This places significant pressure on independent practices, which often lack the resources of large health systems to manage the administrative burden.

Total joint arthroplasty procedures are the most common cause of malpractice claims within orthopedic surgery, according to a September study published in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

Globus Medical CEO Dan Scavilla said the company has had "direct conversations" with the FDA related to its spine robot in a Nov. 5 earnings call.

Globus Medical and NuVasive's merger marked its first year on Sept. 1, Globus' CEO Dan Scavilla said in a Nov. 5 earnings call.

American Joint Replacement Registry, published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, logged more than 4 million hip and knee replacements as of March, according to a Nov. 7 news release.

Orthofix saw a 7% year-over-year increase in net sales during the third quarter of 2024, according to financial results posted Nov. 7.

Naitive Technologies and Parvizi Surgical Innovation partnered to advance the development and deployment of OsteoSight, an artificial intelligence tool for the early identification of low bone mineral density. 

A judge for the District Court of New Jersey has denied a motion from Deloitte to dismiss a claim filed against the company by the Atlantic Spine Center in West Orange, N.J. 

Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks underwent a successful surgery at the University of Utah Orthopedic Center in Salt Lake City on Nov. 6, according to a Nov. 6 report from AP Sports.

Warsaw, Ind.-based OrthoPediatrics has reported a loss of $7.9 million in its third quarter, according to a Nov. 6 report from CW affiliate WISH.

Spine surgeons have mixed feelings about what's to come for the next generation of spine surgeons.

Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island faced a three-day outage in September following a system hack, according to a Nov. 6 report from ABC affiliate WPRI.

HCA Florida Biscayne Bay Orthopaedics added Michael Mashura, MD, to its staff, according to a Nov. 5 report by South Florida Hospital News.

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has been awarded a five-star rating by CMS, based on patient surveys. 

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in Hamilton Township, N.J., has been reaccredited as an orthopedic center of excellence by The Joint Commission. 

Over the last year Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has come back from significant financial headwinds.