Durham, N.C.-based Duke University has won a $3.9 million grant to study gender differences in ACL injuries, according to a Dec. 20 report from WRAL News.

Columbus, Ohio-based Atreon Orthopedics has completed 10,000 rotator cuff repair surgeries with the use of its Rotium bioresorbable wick. 

RTI Surgical, a contract development and manufacturing organization for regenerative medicine, rebranded to Evergen.

A clinical trial out of the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that neural stem cell transplantation had shown long-term safety and feasibility for treating chronic spinal cord injuries.

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

Three-year data for the Discseel spine procedure found it was effective and could replace most spine surgeries, Discseel Technologies said Dec. 4. 

Bioretec signed a distribution agreement to accelerate commercialization of the RemeOs trauma screw system in the U.S., according to a Nov. 22 news release. 

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Acuitive Technologies earned FDA clearance for the Citrepore bioactive bone filler, the company said Nov. 12.

Biologics company Theradaptive's lead therapeutic, OsteoAdapt SP, has been featured in a preclinical spinal fusion study published in Spine, a prominent, peer-reviewed publication for spinal surgeons.

Spine biologics holds incredible potential if it can overcome obstacles related to disc anatomy, Ezriel Kornel, MD, said. 

CytexOrtho has earned FDA approval to begin a clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of its absorbable hip implant in human patients, according to an Oct. 29 report from Mass Device.

Washington, D.C.-based Regenerative Orthopedics & Sports Medicine has partnered with the Orthobiologics Research Initiative to support nonsurgical orthopedic research aimed at treating partial-thickness rotator cuff tears using cutting-edge orthobiologic procedures.

Phoenix-based Full Circle Orthopedics is expanding its regenerative medicine program, according to an Oct. 22 news release. 

Since the start of 2023, several practices and health systems have added the Bridge-Enhanced ACL restoration procedure, which uses a patient's blood to help heal the injury.

Bone Biologics appointed Phillip Meikle to its board of directors, according to an Oct. 21 news release.

A woman is suing Elutia, formerly Aziyo Biologics, after contracting tuberculosis from a product used in an April 2021 spine surgery, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Oct. 17.

Tetrous, a start-up focused on bone-to-tendon healing following orthopedic surgery, has earned a fourth patent related to its EnFix family of demineralized cortical bone fiber implants.

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Regenity Biosciences earned FDA 510(k) clearance for RejuvaKnee, a collagen-based meniscus implant designed for reinforcement and repair of soft tissue injuries of the meniscus, the company said Oct. 8.