Becker’s Spine Review

Orthopedic practices across the South are steadily adding locations, with both independent groups and major health systems expanding their regional footprints. Here are five recent orthopedic practice openings to know, as reported by Becker’s since July 15:

Nima Salari, MD, is not opposed to spinal fusion. He is opposed to making it the starting point. Before immobilizing a segment of the spine, the spine surgeon at Phoenix-based Desert Institute for Spine Care considers whether the same problem…

CMS’s decision to make the Comprehensive Joint Replacement Extended Model mandatory starting in 2028 is drawing cautious optimism about value-based care’s potential alongside concerns about consolidation and who the model will reward. The federal mandate will reshape how joint replacement…

Los Angeles-based Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children broke ground on a $24 million project to expand pediatric orthopedic care and add an Advanced Imaging Center. The center will feature a 3T Siemens MRI system and is expected to reduce MRI…

Globus Medical reported second-quarter worldwide net sales of $789.6 million, up 5.9% year over year, and raised its full-year non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance while reaffirming its 2026 revenue outlook. GAAP net income in Q2 fell 25.3% year over…

An Alabama woman sued Boston Scientific and Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, alleging one of the companies’ spinal cord stimulator systems caused injuries after it was implanted to treat chronic pain. The complaint was filed July 30 in the U.S. District Court…

The call can come while Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD, is seeing a patient. At other times, it interrupts an operation. Dr. Oyelese has stepped out of examination rooms and scrubbed out of surgical procedures to join peer-to-peer reviews with insurers.…