Author: Carly Behm

Becker's Spine Review has reported on two court cases naming orthopedic surgeons and practices since Jan. 1:

Under-the-radar spine and orthopedic device companies have garnered multimillion-dollar funding rounds from investors in recent months.

Jay Keener, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in St. Louis, performed the first case with Stryker's Tornier patient-matched glenoid implant.

From endoscopic surgery education to regenerative medicine research, Michael Gallizzi, MD, already has a vision for his upcoming post at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo.

Medical device companies are honing in on the spine and orthopedic space, and a key aspect of that strategy includes spinning off segments into new companies.

Orthopedic consolidation has grown in the last year, and management services organizations continue to draw orthopedic groups. This growing trend has some surgeons questioning if independent practices will remain standing.

Saad Chaudhary, MD, a minimally invasive spine surgeon at New York City-based Mount Sinai, pointed to robotics and artificial intelligence as key players as spine technology evolves.

Summit Surgery Center in Santa Barbara, Calif., debuted the bridge-enhanced ACL restoration, Santa Barbara News-Press reported Jan. 19.

Smith+Nephew acquired Engage Surgical, which has the only cementless partial knee system commercially available in the U.S.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was scheduled to have shoulder surgery Jan. 19, according to a tweet from an ESPN reporter.