Becker’s Spine Review

Spineology has introduced its OptiMesh TLIF System, expanding its spinal implant portfolio to support additional surgical approaches for spinal fusion procedures. The system is designed to allow surgeons to deliver OptiMesh expandable implants through traditional transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion approaches…

Orthopedic surgeons are pushing the boundaries of what can be done outside the hospital. But as increasingly complex procedures move into ASCs, the biggest obstacles may have less to do with what surgeons can perform than what their facilities can…

Standalone anchored cages produced two-year outcomes comparable to traditional plate-cage constructs in three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion while shortening surgery and reducing blood loss, according to a study published Nov. 5 in the International Journal of Spine Surgery. The…

Growth can be a natural reward for a successful physician-owned practice. It could also be the force most likely to erode what made the practice attractive in the first place: physicians’ control over how they work. Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina is…

Onkos Surgical has received FDA 510(k) clearance to expand the use of its NanoCept Antibacterial Technology across additional titanium components of its ELEOS Limb Salvage System. The clearance, announced Nov. 6, covers proximal femurs, tibial baseplates and augments, and cemented…

CMS released its final rule for the 2027 Medicare physician fee schedule Nov. 4, cutting the conversion factor 2.31% to $32.63 for most clinicians — deeper than the 1.68% cut the agency proposed in July. The final rule did scale…

The OrthoForum projects that its 162 member practices could lose approximately $82 million annually under CMS’ final 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The reductions average approximately $506,000 per practice. The analysis estimates a 5.3% decline in overall Medicare payments, including…

For years, the most common reason Bozeman (Mont.) Health sent a trauma patient elsewhere was a head injury. The nearest neurosurgical care was a two-hour drive away in good weather, or an hour-long flight that weather often grounded. In October,…