Becker’s Spine Review

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…

East Meadow, N.Y.-based Grewal Orthopedic & Spine Care will open its fifth office, in Huntington, N.Y., in January 2027, adding orthopedic, spine and physical therapy services for patients in Suffolk County. The office at 7 Lawrence Hill Rd. will pair…

Age alone is becoming a less reliable measure of surgical risk as spine surgeons treat patients with increasingly complex medical needs. Osteoporosis, frailty, limited support at home and the potential consequences of revision surgery are complicating decisions about which patients…

The U.S. is projected to face a growing orthopedic surgeon shortage, but the national numbers obscure a deeper problem: Rural communities could have enough surgeons to meet barely half their projected demand within the next decade. By 2038, the nation’s…

Spine surgery continues to evolve as surgeons expand minimally invasive and motion-preserving techniques, adopt new technologies and develop approaches to treating complex spinal conditions. The following 15 spine surgeons are advancing the specialty through clinical innovation, research, education and leadership.…

Michael Cooney, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and founding physician of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute, died Oct. 28, according to an obituary published in The Palm Beach Post. Dr. Cooney focused his career on orthopedic surgery and…

The evidence base for spinal fusion has not collapsed, but the assumptions around it have.  Motion-preserving procedures have matured enough that surgeons now have real alternatives for patients who once would have gone straight to fusion. Artificial disc replacement, cervical…

A collapsed $34 billion orthopedic merger, a nearly $24 million executive payout and a lowered sales forecast were among the developments reshaping spine and orthopedic device companies in October. The month also brought new legal scrutiny, a major surgical robotics…