Becker’s Spine Review

Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina is already mapping out its ASC growth plan after North Carolina lifted its CON restrictions last month.  With the changes, the orthopedic group can build new orthopedic outpatient centers, providing high-quality care at a lower cost for…

Spine robotics has advanced in 2025. Here are 13 places adding spine robots in 2025: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. To add your facility to this list, please email Carly Behm (cbehm@beckershealthcare.com). 1. MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center…

A jury awarded $27 million to a couple who alleged a spinal cord stimulator led to a man’s permanent spine injuries, Florida Today reported Dec. 18. The man was admitted to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla., for a…

Engineers at Houston-based Rice University and orthopedic oncologists at the The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, also in Houston, developed patient-specific computer models to assist in planning complex pelvic reconstructions following hemipelvectomy.  Using CT and MRI scans, researchers…

Phoenix-based Banner Health has added Hunter Aronson, DO, to its orthopedic staff.  Dr. Aronson joined The Joint Replacement of Northern Colorado, and primarily performs surgeries at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, according to a Dec. 16 news release from…

Here are four updates in spine and orthopedic biologics since Nov. 6. 1. Xtant Medical’s CollagenX wound healing product is out in a full commercial launch. CollagenX can be used by cases that Xtant Medical’s spine and orthopedics biologics portfolio…

Here are 10 health systems and practice hiring spine surgeons and neurosurgeons, using LinkedIn’s job search tool. 1. Tufts Medicine in Melrose, Mass., seeks a spinal neurosurgeon. 2. MaineHealth in Scarborough seeks a spinal neurosurgeon. 3. MD West One in…

Kevin Kaplan, MD, head team physician for the Jacksonville Jaguars, has joined the University of Florida College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Dr. Kaplan has been part of the Jaguars’ medical staff since 2009 and has…

Phoenix Children’s Research Institute earned three R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health, including one focused on spine care, according to a Dec. 18 news release. Matthew Halanski, MD, division chief of orthopedics and sports medicine, earned a grant…

Orthopedic care access is facing a slow-burning problem — one that doesn’t always show up in quarterly reports but is visible to patients trying to get in the door. As CMS moves forward with a 2.5% reduction to the physician…