The spine industry keeps producing new technology. Bilal Butt, MD, wants to know how much of it actually makes surgery better. At Cleveland Clinic, where surgeons have access to advanced implants, ...

SurGenTec has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement for Allevion Medical’s Vantage spinal decompression technology. The agreement gives SurGenTec exclusive rights to Vantage, a disposable, ...

Medicare is changing the financial equation for spine surgeons, and reimbursement cuts are only part of it. With thousands of specialists entering mandatory payment models, prior authorization ...

When payers deny or delay indicated spine surgery, the cost doesn’t disappear — it moves to patients, surgeons, hospitals, employers and the broader economy, according to a new Orthopaedic Forum paper ...

Timothy Herbert, MD, the hand surgeon who invented the Herbert screw for fixing scaphoid fractures, died Oct. 3 at age 85, according to a published obituary. Dr. Herbert earned his medical degree from ...

Pain management and spine practices are entering a period of unprecedented change. Private equity firms, family offices, venture investors, health systems, and payer-aligned strategic buyers are all ...

Physicians and practice leaders increasingly point to payers as one of the biggest obstacles to running a sustainable practice. From CMS policy changes and declining Medicare reimbursement to private ...

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to an antibiotic-delivering knee spacer developed by Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham. The spacer delivers antibiotics directly to an infected ...

A spine patient can wait months to see a surgeon only to learn at the appointment that surgery is not the next step. They may need physical therapy first. They may need pain management or an injection ...

Las Vegas-based Desert Orthopaedic Center has provided notice of a data privacy incident.  The organization learned of the breach on or about Aug. 7. An investigation determined that certain ...

Saluda Medical made its Cap24 surgical paddle lead commercially available across the U.S., giving neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons who implant paddle leads access to closed-loop spinal cord ...

Hanjani, MD, was named president-elect of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery. The appointment was announced at the organization’s annual scientific meeting Sept. 29, according to an Oct. 6 ...