Author: Alan Condon

Vail (Colo.) Health on Nov. 16 opened Dillon (Colo.) Health Center, a multidisciplinary facility that comprises five of the health system's partners, according to Real Vail.

Houston-based FibroBiologics, a regenerative medicine company developing treatments for chronic disease using fibroblast cells, signed an agreement with a private investment group that will provide the company with up to $100 million over the next three years.

NuVasive's stock jumped 9 percent Nov. 15 after a report that Globus Medical made a preliminary takeover approach, according to Seeking Alpha.

Harry "Skip" Kiil has been appointed president of Medtronic's cranial and spinal technologies operating unit, effective Jan. 4.

Neurosurgeon Chad Prusmack, MD, performed an artificial disc replacement on the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights player Jack Eichel, Sportsnet reported Nov. 13.

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has implemented augmented reality technology in its operating rooms to assist surgeons performing spine procedures.

Three new publicly traded device companies are expected to enter the market in the next one to two years, according to announcements from Zimmer Biomet, Johnson & Johnson and Colfax Corp.:

Construction in the orthopedic sector is booming once again after many projects were canceled or stalled because of economic challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Regional Health Care Systems received approval to build a $26 million orthopedic and sports medicine center in Wichita Falls, Texas, according to the Times Record News.

The benefits of spine robots are widely touted, but some surgeons see the technology in its current format as providing more hype than real clinical advantage.