Becker’s Spine Review

Orthopedic device company Medacta has launched its Mfinity Femoral System in the U.S. for use in total hip replacement procedures. The full commercial release follows more than one year of limited market use at select centers. The system offers multiple…

Neurosurgery continues to evolve as surgeons advance minimally invasive techniques, adopt new technologies and develop treatments for increasingly complex brain and spine conditions. The following 15 neurosurgeons are advancing the specialty through clinical innovation, research, education and leadership. Editor’s note:…

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists who joined new health systems and practices, or entered into new leadership roles in October, as reported by Becker’s.

From first-in-the-nation procedures to new technology debuts, here are 19 milestones in spine and orthopedic surgery, as reported by Becker’s since July 1. Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics opened a walk-in orthopedic center in Center City Philadelphia on Nov. 2, offering evaluations without appointments for patients ages 10 and older. The center evaluates patients with suspected fractures, sprains, strains, swollen joints, back pain and possible…

Surgeons, not hospitals, drive most of the cost variation in single-level lumbar fusion: Surgeon-level cost variation ran 30 times greater than hospital-level variation, according to research published Oct. 30 in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.  Researchers used a detailed costing…

Minimally invasive spine surgery is expanding, but surgeons are drawing a sharper distinction between smaller incisions and better outcomes. While many see clear benefits for routine decompressions and disc herniations, questions remain about its value in complex fusions, deformity cases…

Max Zarling, MD, a neurosurgeon and former chief of staff at St. Paul, Minn.-based United Hospital, died Oct. 23 at his home in Edina, Minn., according to an obituary published in The Minnesota Star Tribune. He was 94. Dr. Zarling…