Author: Alan Condon

Charles Kanaly, MD, performed the 500th robotic-assisted spine surgery at Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass., Warehamweektoday.com reported June 10.

Meagan Fernandez, DO, recently completed her 200th robotic-assisted pediatric spine surgery at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute.

The FDA has provided clearance for Medtronic's Vanta, a recharge free implantable neurostimulator.

The FDA is ramping up enforcement activities against companies developing unapproved stem cell therapies, particularly for spine and orthopedic indications, according to the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society.

The Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery System is one of the many technologies spine surgeons have at their disposal at the Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute in Bridgeport, News12 Westchester reports.

Barth Green, MD, recently performed his final surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, calling time on a five-decade career as a neurosurgeon, CBS Miami reported May 28.

Value-based care has long been in the pipelines for spine surgery, but many surgeons believe they must push back against complex cases being included in value-based models such as bundled payments.

From telemedicine to augmented reality and the advancement of single-position procedures, the technology that will have the most significant effect on the future of the field is discussed by four spine surgeons.

Seven orthopedic surgeons from Orthopedic Associates of Flower Mound (Texas) plan to open the first OrthoLazer facility in the state, The Cross Timbers Gazette reports.

One midsized and one large orthopedic group signed value-based contracts with commercial payers in Florida in the past month: