Physiatrist William Sullivan, MD, was appointed president of the North American Spine Society at the organization's annual meeting in Chicago from Sept. 25 to 28. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

Spine surgeon Steven Garfin, MD, joined the board of directors at 3D printing company PrinterPrezz. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

Thinking Robot Studios, a Nova Scotia, Canada-based 3D printing company, is planning to open a $84 million manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., reports Buffalo News. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

Neurosurgeon Neal Naff, MD, recently joined the board of trustees at Maryland Historical Society, reports The Daily Record. By Alan Condon - 9/27/19

NuVasive featured its X360 Pulse platform at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Chicago and plans to unveil its Pulse Robotics application at an exclusive event. By Laura Dyrda - 9/27/19

Omaha-based OrthoNebraska brought aboard orthopedic spine surgeon Noah Porter, MD, the Omaha World-Herald reports. By Eric Oliver - 9/27/19

Brainlab launched Loop-X, its mobile intraoperative imaging robot, at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Chicago on Sept. 25. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is expanding with two new orthopedic and sports medicine centers in Lorain and Oberlin, Ohio, reports Morning Journal. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

Abbott received FDA approval for Proclaim XR, a neurostimulation device for people suffering from chronic pain. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

Spine surgeons James Osborn, MD, and Garrick Cason, MD, joined Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Comprehensive Spine Institute, reports The Chattanoogan. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

Kris Radcliff, MD, is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon with Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute, focusing on minimally invasive spine surgery and artificial disc replacement. By Alan Condon - 9/26/19

The Spine Journal published the results of Stryker's SAKOS pivotal trial for the SpineJack implantable fracture reduction system. By Angie Stewart - 9/26/19

Disruptive medical device companies are shaking up the status quo in orthopedics, according to OrthoStreams. By Angie Stewart - 9/26/19

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Harvinder Sandhu, MD, and Andrew Sama, MD, the new co-chiefs of HSS Spine, effective in October. By Eric Oliver - 9/26/19

Medtronic has received FDA approval to move forward with a prospective, randomized pivotal clinical trial that will examine the use of Infuse in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions.  By Laura Dyrda - 9/26/19

Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions and a significant public health burden.1 Clinical publications have identified the SI joint as a pain generator in 15-30% of chronic LBP patients.2–6 The prevalence of SI joint pain in symptomatic post-lumbar fusion patients is even higher, ranging from 32-43%.7–10  By In Collaboration With SI-Bone - 9/26/19

Six spine and neurosurgeons provide insight into what drives them to make their practice the best it can be. By Alan Condon - 9/25/19

OrthoMed recently launched its reusable nitinol trial rod for lumbar fixation. By Alan Condon - 9/25/19

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week. By Alan Condon - 9/25/19

Here are eight key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies: By Eric Oliver - 9/25/19