The Nevro1 sacroiliac joint fusion system was found to be superior compared to posterolateral and lateral approaches, Nevro said Nov. 18.

Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has purchased a life sciences property for $55 million and plans to spend at least $90 million more on renovations to develop it into UCLA Health's Sports Medicine Institute, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported Nov. 18. 

Abhishek Kannan, MD, of Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, is the first surgeon in the state to use an orthopedic implant using a natural compound found in coral.

Becker's reported on three multimillion-dollar verdicts in favor of spine patients in 2024.

A judge ruled in favor of Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons' plans for an ASC, Yellowhammer News reported Nov. 15. 

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was recently ranked as the best hospital for neurosurgery by Newsweek.

The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City was recently ranked as the best hospital for orthopedic surgery by Newsweek.

The Orthopedic Clinic in Daytona Beach, Fla., has partnered with Johnson & Johnson MedTech to train international surgeons in the use of J&J's Velys robot. 

Here are eight spine, orthopedic and sports medicine practices that have opened recently, as reported by Becker's since Oct. 30:

Shriners Children’s Shreveport (La.) opened a new sports medicine facility, according to a Nov. 14 report from ABC affiliate KSLA.

Three major investors in Smith+Nephew have encouraged the company to consider breaking up parts of its business and spinning off its orthopedics division, according to a Nov. 15 report from Mass Device.

In August, Chris Larson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics and head team physician for the Minnesota Vikings, performed knee surgery on Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy. 

Bethlehem, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute has added sports medicine surgeon Leighann Krasney, DO, to its Mountain Valley Orthopedics team. 

A patient was awarded $3.16 million in a medical malpractice case involving a spinal surgery from September 2015 that resulted in irreversible nerve damage, according to a Nov. 13 report from the law firm Mintz & Geftic.

In July, U.S. News & World Report named New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery the top orthopedic hospital in the U.S. for the 15th consecutive year. 

Bolt Navigation launched the next generation of its spine system, according to a Nov. 14 news release shared with Becker's. 

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has been at the forefront of spine care, and recently a team partnered with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in the same city to develop a device for paralysis patients called NuroSleeve.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has entered into an exclusive commercial distribution agreement with Responsive Arthroscopy, a medical device company specializing in sports soft tissue repair solutions. 

New Hampshire and Arkansas were found to have the highest rates of unnecessary spinal fusions and/or laminectomies and vertebroplasties, respectively, according to a Nov. 14 report from the Lown Institute.

A total of 3,454 physicians performed "a measurable number" of low-value spine surgeries, and in that time they received a total $64 million from device and drug companies, the Lown Institute found.