During the Becker's Orthopedic, Spine + ASC virtual event on March 18, three surgeons discussed the inevitability and necessity of robotics in the ASC setting. 

M&A activity has picked up steam in the spine device industry after the market experienced a dip in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 500 procedures have been performed with OrthoPediatrics' ApiFix technology, designed for the treatment of progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Concord (N.H.) Orthopaedics and Plymouth (N.H.) Orthopedics & Sports Medicine partnered to expand services, according to a March 22 report from The Laconia Daily Sun.

A study published online March 20 in The Spine Journal examines factors that drive costs for single-level lumbar discectomies.

Spine device company Alphatec said March 23 it plans to lease a 75,000-square-foot facility this summer in Memphis, Tenn., to house its primary distribution operations.

SeaSpine has entered into an agreement to acquire 7D Surgical in a $110 million deal.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute will bring its surgeons and medical technology to two New Jersey CarePoint Health hospitals in a five-year partnership, the organizations said March 23.

Here are 35 orthopedic and spine device companies to keep an eye on over the next year.

Founded in 2005, Phoenix-based The CORE Institute has grown into a prominent orthopedic practice in the nation. Here's what you should know about the practice in 2021:

Five key developments from Medtronic in the first quarter:

The American Academy of Neurological Surgery has appointed James Markert, MD, president.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health will bring back orthopedic surgery after taking a hiatus for more than a year.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Louisville (Ky.) and Medtronic a $7.8 million grant to study epidural stimulation for the treatment of spinal cord injury.

Neurosurgeon Kevin Foley, MD, performed Memphis' first spinal fusion with a new robotic system March 22, Fox 13 Memphis reports.

SCL Health acquired Butte-based Montana Orthopedics.

Lawrence Kirschenbaum, MD, and his practice will pay thousands of dollars to resolve claims they violated the Controlled Substances Act.

Stephen Hochschuler, MD, co-founder and chair emeritus of Plano-based Texas Back Institute, talked about spine innovations, technology and private practice on the "Becker's Healthcare Spine and Orthopedic Podcast."

Two more spine surgeons received prison sentences March 18 for their roles in a $40 million kickback scheme at the now-defunct physician-owned Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Over the past month, Becker's has reported on five spine and neurosurgeons who were named to leadership positions: