Orthopedic surgeons were the 15th most-requested specialists from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020, according to Merritt Hawkins' "2020 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives and the Impact of COVID-19."

Medtronic entered into an agreement to acquire Medicrea, a spine device company that includes artificial intelligence, predictive modeling and patient-specific implant offerings.

Spinal implant developer Kahtnu Surgical has raised $2.15 million in a Series A financing round, according to a July 15 announcement.

Here's how Medtronic, Stryker and Johnson & Johnson's shares have fluctuated over the last five days.

Medical device company Spineart signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atlanta-based Meditech Spine, according to a July 14 announcement.

Two hospitals have added spine surgery programs in the past month:

The FDA granted Smith+Nephew 510(k) clearance for its Cori Surgical System on July 14.

Surgeons aren't optimistic that orthopedic surgery volumes will return to normal by the end of the year, according to new survey results from Canaccord Genuity, an investment banking and financial services firm.

Canaccord Genuity's latest survey results indicated that the "sharp bounce-back" in orthopedic surgery volumes to end the second quarter may be unsustainable, an analyst from the investment banking and financial services firm told Medical Device And Diagnostic Industry.

Reno (Nevada) Orthopedic Clinic, a 30-physician practice, has teamed with Renown Health to expand access to care, according to a July 14 Fox11 report.

Spinal device company Intralink-Spine has expanded clinical trials of its Rejuve device in Australia, according to a July 14 news release.

Former Cincinnati-based spine surgeon Atiq Durrani, MD, fled to Pakistan in 2013 after he was charged with performing unnecessary surgeries on more than 500 patients, local NBC affiliate WLWT5 reports.

The Orthopedic & Spine Tower at Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital has reached its structural completion, according to a July 14 Huntsville Business Journal report.

Spinal implant manufacturer Ulrich Medical USA launched its Momentum posterior spinal fixation system July 13.

The FDA provided 510(k) clearance for Medacta's NextAR system for total knee replacements July 13.

Christopher Tomaras, MD, performed the 100th robotic spinal fusion at Atlanta-based Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery in May.

Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital received a $5 million gift to establish The Jean and David W. Wallace Medical Director Neurovascular Surgery Program, according to a July 12 report by Greenwich Time.

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, Scoliosis Research Society and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America have awarded $240,000 in research grants to fund spinal deformity studies, according to a July 13 announcement.

Birmingham-based OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports is opening a clinic in Hoover July 15, the Birmingham Business Journal reports.

Spine device manufacturer Nexxt Spine has strengthened its sales team with two new hires.