Author: Alan Condon

The Association of American Colleges has awarded orthopedic surgeon Cato Laurencin, MD, PhD, with the 2020 Herbert W. Nickens Award.

A Wisconsin stem cell clinic has been cautioned by the FDA for marketing intrathecal and intravenous injections of human stem cell and tissue-based products for a variety of neurologic conditions, according to the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.

A new device that attaches to eyeglasses has been designed to provide fluoroscopic guidance during spine surgery, Medical Xpress reports.

Vertebral body tethering, a novel minimally invasive surgery for scoliosis, is helping some patients get back to activity in half the time of those who get traditional spinal fusion, CBS Miami reports.

From a new bundled payment initiative to an orthopedic practice expanding into Florida, here are eight orthopedic partnerships Becker's Spine Review has reported on in the past month:

French orthopedic device company Hyprevention on Oct. 12 announced the completion of the first U.S. clinical cases of its V-Strut Vertebral Implant to treat vertebral fractures.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $13.5 million to neurosurgeons and engineers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., to develop devices for patients with spinal cord injuries.

NY Spine Medicine has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a claim of not providing a patient timely access to her medical records.

Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, is reportedly one of the first facilities in the country to implement the ExcelsiusGPS Interbody Solutions platform, according to an Oct. 12 news release.

OrthoArkansas is opening a spine center at its main office in Little Rock in January, Arkansas Business reports.