Last year was an evolutionary one for healthcare, with the widespread adoption of telehealth providing patients with access to providers at their fingertips.

SeaSpine's WaveForm TO transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion system was released in a limited commercial launch.

The FDA has provided clearance for Zimmer Biomet's Rosa partial knee system for robotic-assisted partial knee replacements.

It will take more than 200 years for orthopedic surgery to achieve gender parity in the U.S. at the current 2 percent annual growth rate, or by the year 2236, according to a study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

A Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic study led by Kade McQuivey, MD, found that 97 percent of orthopedic surgery residents experience procedural-related musculoskeletal pain.

Norton Healthcare will open a neuroscience and primary care office April 26 that will bolster spine services in Bardstown, Ky.

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many healthcare projects in 2020, but construction has picked back up this year. Here are 14 of the most expensive orthopedic projects in the works:

Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island, a 25-physician group, has opened a $33 million flagship facility in Warwick, WPRI reports.

Covington, La.-based Avala Hospital has established the Avala Physician Network to meet outpatient needs related to neurology, pain management and general surgery.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute cut the ribbon on a new location in Hamilton, N.J., April 14, according to an Insider NJ report.

Audubon, Pa.-based Globus Medical announced the launch of Creo One, the market's first robotic screw designed for spine surgery with ExcelsiusGPS, according to an April 15 release. 

Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Los Robles Health System is now offering endoscopic spine surgery thanks to Armen Oganesian, DO, Thousand Oaks Acorn reported April 15.

Assure Holdings has acquired intraoperative neuromonitoring services company Elevation in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area.

Jessica Jameson, MD, interventional pain physician and founding partner of Axis Spine Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has been nominated for a seat on the Panhandle District Board of Health, KREM reports.

Prior authorization is a contentious issue in spine care at the moment. Beginning July 1, CMS will require the policy for cervical fusion with disc removal and implanted spinal neurostimulators, which physicians say will further limit access to care.

The Spine Institute of Louisiana broke ground April 9 on a $20 million multidisciplinary spine hospital in Bossier City, La., according to the Bossier Press-Tribune.

Orthopedic surgeons fell from the No. 1 spot on Medscape's highest compensated physicians report in 2020.

From patient care to industry landscape, the pandemic has shifted the orthopedic industry drastically.

Medical device company SpineGuard has named Patrick Pilcher as the vice president of sales and marketing in the U.S., according to an April 15 release. 

Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla., is reportedly the first hospital in South Florida to use Synaptive's Modus V 3D exoscope.