Author: Carly Behm

From awake surgery to new implants, here are six spine and orthopedic surgery debuts in February:

At Premier Orthopaedic Associates of Southern New Jersey in Vineland, social media has helped build trust and bring new patients, according to the practice's marketing consultant, Debra Rody.

A retrospective study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery Reviews found patients preferred a patient-specific implant over competing ones.

Orthopedic trauma surgeon Philip Stahel, MD, will be chief medical officer of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health, ABC affiliate WLOS reported Feb. 26.

Todd Blumberg, MD, helped build a program at Seattle Children's Hospital aimed at children and adults with hip conditions.

Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics opened its new location in Lakeville, Sun This Week reported Feb. 25.

Globus Medical, Smith+Nephew and NuVasive saw revenue increases in the fourth quarter of 2021.

From product launches to research initiatives, here are six key updates since Jan. 1 to know in the regenerative medicine industry:

Brad Prybis, MD, a surgeon at Carrollton, Ga.-based Tanner Medical Center, performed the first case with 4Web Medical's hyperlordotic lateral implant with Truss technology.

Plans to send Canadian spine patients to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, N.D., were finalized Feb. 24, the Winnipeg Sun reported.