Orthopedic surgery is the first medical specialty to average more than $600,000 in annual pay, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2026.“ The report is based on responses from 5,916 ...

The Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine dedicated the Bill and Lois Dolin Distinguished Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery during a July 22 ceremony. It is the ...

An observational study published in Biomedicines evaluated 117 patients who received one to three applications of cryopreserved human umbilical cord tissue allografts for thoracic and lumbar ...

An early multicenter study evaluated Eminent Spine’s FDA 510(k)-cleared 3D-printed titanium pedicle screw in 33 patients undergoing spinal procedures. The study included patients treated from July ...

Patient-reported outcomes were once a research exercise, the kind of data a spine program collected for a registry or a journal submission and rarely looked at again. That era is over. PROMs now sit ...

Biotronik Neuro debuted Embrace One Proactive Intelligence, an AI capability that identifies spinal cord stimulation patients who may benefit from additional support using data collected through its ...

Orthopedic medtech company Medacta has introduced NextAR Hip, an augmented reality navigation system for total hip arthroplasty. NextAR Hip provides real-time guidance for bone preparation, cup ...

Omaha, Neb.-based Sequel Ortho is treating AI less as a technology project and more as an access and capacity strategy, according to John Bring, the organization’s vice president of clinical ...

The reputation of spine surgery was built in another era. Patients still imagine a long incision down the back, muscles stripped from the spine and months spent recovering in a brace. For decades, ...

Patients across the U.S. have filed lawsuits in federal court against Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Nevro alleging spinal cord stimulator devices caused injuries including ...

The first lumbar artificial disc replacement at the surgery center did not feel like a first to Philip Saville, MD. He had already performed the procedure in outpatient settings. The operation itself ...

Boston Scientific and Stryker have reached an agreement in principle to settle a patent dispute involving technology used in basivertebral nerve ablation procedures for chronic vertebrogenic low back ...