Today's Top 20 Stories
  1. AI-led cervical spine fracture detection tool earns FDA clearance

    Avicenna.AI, a medical imaging AI company, has earned FDA clearance for its CINA-CSpine tool, designed to support the detection of cervical spine fractures from CT images, according to a Sept. 19 report from Imaging Technology News.
  2. Northwest Health named Aetna's 'Institute of Quality' for joint replacements

    Northwest Health – Porter (Ind.) has been named an Aetna Institute of Quality for total joint replacements, according to a Sept. 19 report from Valpo.Life.
  3. Medtronic loses $150M spine patent suit

    California-based medical device company Axonics has won a patent infringement trial against Medtronic, according to a Sept. 19 report from Global Data.

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  1. UCLA opens same-day orthopedic clinic

    As walk-in and orthopedic urgent care facilities have gained traction at practices nationwide, Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has opened its own Santa Monica, Calif.-based facility. 
  2. The state of spine surgeon advocacy

    Spine surgeons are keeping a close eye on the evolving policy issues affecting their job from reimbursements to Medicare pay.
  3. University of Pittsburgh receives $18.5M gift for orthopedic research

    University of Pittsburgh received an $18.5 million donation from the Orland Bethel Family Foundation to support a biological specimen repository within the Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center for orthopedic research.
  4. Endoscopic spine techniques linked to less opioid use: Study

    A retrospective study from New York City-based NYU Langone found a connection between endoscopic spine surgery and reduced need for postoperative pain medication.
  1. Jupiter Medical Center earns Joint Commission gold seal

    Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center has re-earned the Joint Commission's gold seal of approval for total hip and knee replacements, total shoulder replacements and spine surgery, according to a Sept. 16 report from South Florida Hospital News. 
  2. Walk-in clinics, urgent care gain traction at orthopedic practices

    Some healthcare companies are dedicated to providing urgent care for a range of injuries. But more practices and health systems are capitalizing on in-house orthopedic-specific walk-in services.
  3. 5 medtech notes: Stryker, Medtronic and more

    From new leadership and expansions, here are five key updates from spine and orthopedic devicemakers since Sept. 11.
  4. Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center of Miami taps new surgeon

    Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center of Miami has added Tyler Kalbac, MD, to its team, according to a Sept. 18 report from Miami's Community News.
  1. FDA warns of increased fractures with Zimmer Biomet's hip system

    The FDA issued a warning about the increased risk of thigh bone fractures post-surgery with the use of the Zimmer Biomet CPT Hip System.
  2. Henry Ford Hospital becomes 1st in Michigan to use OnPoint AR spine surgery system

    Surgeons at Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital became the first in Michigan to perform spine surgery using OnPoint's AR Spine System.
  3. Christus Health to expand orthopedic care in Texas

    Irving, Texas-based Christus Health is opening a new hospital facility in Beaumont, Texas, that will expand orthopedic care in the region, according to a Sept. 17 report from the Dallas Business Journal.
  4. The state primed for an orthopedic boom

    Idaho ranked as the state with the fewest orthopedic surgeons per capita in 2023, with only 1.55 orthopedic surgeons per 100,000 people. 
  5. Nexxt Spine launches modular cervical spine system

    Nexxt Spine launched the Struxxure modular cervical system, according to a Sept. 18 news release. 
  6. Discectomy performance similar in MIS, endoscopic approach

    A study from Life Spine found that the company's endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion platform performed as well as a minimally invasive tubular approach.
  7. Dr. Ehsan Jazini reaches 100 Prodisc cervical disc replacements

    Ehsan Jazini, MD, of Reston-based Virginia Spine Institute, completed his 100th cervical disc replacement using Prodisc's implants.
  8. Meet the Scoliosis Research Society's 2024-2025 board

    Laurel Blakemore, MD, is president of the Scoliosis Research Society for the 2024-2025 term, according to a Sept. 17 news release.
  9. The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care taps 3 orthopedic providers

    Bend, Ore.-based The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care has added three new orthopedic providers to its team. 

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