Becker’s Spine Review

The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy supporting physician education on osteoporosis and advocating for expanded insurance coverage of evidence-based osteoporosis screening and treatment. The policy was approved June 9 during the AMA House of Delegates’ annual meeting…

Every week, Keven Burns, MD, sees patients who tell him some version of the same story. They thought it was just aging. The spine surgeon at the Scottsdale-based Spine Institute of Arizona hears the story from retirees who can no…

Hinge Health expanded its HingeSelect platform to cover orthopedic surgery, according to a June 10 news release. The move makes Hinge Health one of the first digital musculoskeletal vendors to manage the full care continuum. The expansion connects employer plan…

Bundled payment programs assume a level of uniformity that spine surgery patients often don’t have, and for value-based medicine to work, surgeons say that models should address the nuance. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to…

The number of breakthrough device designations granted by the FDA has seen a gradual increase and peaked in recent years, according to new data. The breakthrough device designation provides sped-up processes for development, assessment and review for clearance for selected…

A new orthopedic partnership in Tennessee is giving Campbell Clinic the opportunity to work in tandem with a health system while strengthening ties with another private practice.  The Germantown, Tenn.-based practice recently announced its partnership with Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad…

Xenix Medical earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its Lux expandable lumbar interbody fusion system, and the device is available in a full commercial launch. The Lux system allows for significant post-expansion bone graft packing and features Xenix Medical’s NanoActiv surface,…