Becker’s Spine Review

Zimmer Biomet’s hips, sports medicine and technology businesses grew while knees declined in the third quarter of 2026, according to the company’s Nov. 4 earnings release. Here are seven things to know from the report:

Medical technology company Smith & Nephew lowered its 2026 revenue and profit growth forecasts as continued weakness in U.S. hip and knee implant sales weighed on performance, even as third-quarter growth accelerated, according to a Nov. 4 Sharecast report. The…

When CMS first made joint replacement bundles mandatory, it tested the model in about 800 acute care hospitals. Starting Jan. 1, 2028, CMS’ Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model — known as CJR-X — will hold more than 2,200…

CMS’ proposed 2027 cut of roughly 20% to Medicare physician payment for total hip and knee replacement could shrink seniors’ access to joint replacement and worsen orthopedic workforce shortages, three orthopedic surgeons argued in an Oct. 20 commentary in AAOS…

Cleveland Clinic orthopedic and plastic surgeons are using osseointegration, which attaches prosthetic limbs directly to bone without a traditional socket, for patients with limb loss who cannot succeed with conventional prosthetics, the health system detailed in an Nov. 3 article.…

Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center has opened a new orthopedic center in East Longmeadow, Mass., and added Benjamin Snyder, MD, to its staff.  Dr. Snyder is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery, according to a Nov. 3…

Seven orthopedic surgeons and a table full of surgical instruments helped Michael Meneghini, MD, establish one of the most important rules at Indiana Orthopedic Institute: Not everyone gets to do things their own way. As the physician-led organization developed its…

Nearly all neurosurgeons carry lasting emotional effects after surgical complications, according to research in the August 2026 issue of Neurosurgical Focus. The issue, from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, is devoted to grief in neurosurgery. Grief has been widely…