Author: Alan Condon

Orlando-based UCF Lake Nona Medical Center in Orlando, a $175 million facility with inpatient and outpatient spine and orthopedic surgery, opened March 1.

The National Association of Spine Specialists, the advocacy arm of the North American Spine Society, highlighted David Gendelberg, MD, whose main goal is to establish an improved system for prior authorization.

Virtual reality company PrecisionOS and Zimmer Biomet will showcase their immersive reality project surrounding the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Innovation Series on March 18.

During the Cowen Healthcare Broker Conference on March 2, Medtronic CFO Karen Parkhill discussed the company's third-quarter fiscal year 2021 results and offered projections for the rest of the year, according to Seeking Alpha.

By 2027, the worldwide spinal fusion devices market is projected to reach $8.9 billion, according to Emergen Research.

Grafton, N.D.-based Unity Medical Center opened a $20 million expansion that bolstered orthopedics, among other specialty services, the Grand Forks Herald reports.

The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Bethesda, Md., is installing a Surgimate Practice platform to facilitate surgical scheduling across its 28 divisions in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

When cost-sharing is waived for patients using bundled payment programs for spinal fusion and total joint replacement, surgery costs can decrease by an average of $4,229, or 10.7 percent, according to a study by nonprofit organization Rand Corp.

There is a growing consensus that lumbar total disc replacement is a viable option for the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease, according to a study published in The Spine Journal.

UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif., on March 1 announced the launch of the first FDA-approved human clinical trial using stem cells before birth to treat spina bifida, a defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not…