Austin, Texas-based Phantom Neuro has implanted its Phantom X neural interface in the first human participants of its CYBORG early feasibility study. This is the first time the device has been used in people. Michael Lo, MD, a plastic and…
Recent research and surgeon perspectives are shedding light on spine implant durability, clinical outcomes and the potential benefits and limitations of emerging technologies. From expandable cage collapse and cervical disc replacement to patient-specific implants and long-term motion preservation, here are…
Complex spine deformity surgery leaves little margin for ambiguity about who says what, and when. The Best Practice Guidelines for the Execution of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Spine Deformity Surgery set out what sound practice looks like. This session brings the…
ASC development company Constitution Surgery Alliance has entered the Michigan market through partnerships with Troy, Mich.-based UnaSource Surgery Center and Southfield, Mich.-based MiOrtho Surgery Center. The partnerships will provide both centers access to CSA’s operational resources, data analytics platform and…
The orthopedic industry has spent the last decade absorbing waves of new technology, consolidation and reimbursement pressure — and its public posture has been largely optimistic. But orthopedic leaders are working through more difficult questions: whether expensive innovation is actually…
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The North American Spine Society recognized 280 members as its inaugural class of Distinguished Fellows of the North American Spine Society during its 41st annual meeting in San Antonio. The new DFNS designation recognizes members who have made significant contributions…
An increasing share of healthcare payment now carries downside risk, and CMS has signaled more to come: greater provider-held risk, more mandatory models and quality reporting with real financial consequences. But the pressure isn’t confined to value-based care. The same…
Patients who received Synergy Spine Solutions’ Synergy Disc cervical disc replacement experienced sustained improvements in neck pain and disability through two years, according to results from an international study presented at the North American Spine Society’s 2026 annual meeting in…
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis received $17 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to advance an injectable osteoarthritis treatment toward clinical trials. The funding supports the second phase of a project developing…
Silver Spine & Interventional Pain Management is now accepting patients at its newest location in Paris, Texas, expanding neurosurgical spine care and interventional pain management across five locations in Northeast Texas and Oklahoma, The Paris News reported Oct. 18. The…