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.

From new leadership and expansions, here are five key updates from spine and orthopedic devicemakers since Sept. 11.

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.

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.

Surgeons at Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital became the first in Michigan to perform spine surgery using OnPoint's AR Spine System.

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.

Idaho ranked as the state with the fewest orthopedic surgeons per capita in 2023, with only 1.55 orthopedic surgeons per 100,000 people. 

Nexxt Spine launched the Struxxure modular cervical system, according to a Sept. 18 news release. 

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.

Ehsan Jazini, MD, of Reston-based Virginia Spine Institute, completed his 100th cervical disc replacement using Prodisc's implants.

Laurel Blakemore, MD, is president of the Scoliosis Research Society for the 2024-2025 term, according to a Sept. 17 news release.

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

Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Health added Nick Souder, MD, to its orthopedics team.

Treating patients with obesity can be difficult for all medical specialists, including orthopedic and spine surgeons. 

Eminent Spine's scoliosis deformity pedicle screw system, which consists of rods, polyaxial screws with set caps and cross connectors with locking screws, has earned FDA clearance. 

Stryker completed its acquisition of care.ai, a virtual care company, according to a Sept. 17 news release.

While endoscopic spine surgery is gaining more attention, a steep learning curve for the minimally invasive technique is holding back its adoption.

Wayne, N.J.-based Academy Orthopedics, an affiliate of OrthoEast, is opening two new offices in Glen Ridge and West Orange, N.J., according to a Sept. 17 report from roi-nj.com. 

Newsweek has released its annual list of the world's best orthopedic hospitals, recognizing 150 facilities across the globe for 2025.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was named the world's best hospital for neurosurgery on Newsweek's annual "The World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2025" list.