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Author: Carly Behm

Rock Springs, Wyo.-based Aspen Mountain Medical Center added to its orthopedic team, Sweetwaternow.com reported Jan. 5. Orthopedic surgeons who were with Steamboat Orthopedics moved their practices to the hospital. Andreas Sauerbrey, MD; Michael Sisk, MD, and Darin Allred, MD, are…

Fair Lawn, N.J.-based Alliance Orthopedics added Gino Chiappetta, MD, according to a Jan. 5 news release. Dr. Chiappetta specializes in spine surgery and orthopedic trauma. He has more than two decades of experience and performs more than 300 spine surgeries…

S. Clifton Willimon, MD, was named chief of orthopedics and sports medicine center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, effective Jan. 1. Dr. Willimon specializes in advanced arthroscopic and reconstructive orthopedic surgical techniques, according to a Jan. 5 news release shared…

Xtant Medical had a busy 2025 with new product launches and sales. Six headlines to know: 1. Xtant Medical launched OsteoFactorPro, a naturally derived, growth factor-rich formulation for spine and orthopedics. OsteoFactorPro is designed to enhances the biologic activity and regenerative potential…

Three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion saw stronger outcomes when supplemented with a circumferential cervical fusion using an investigational posterior cervical stabilization system, a study in Spine found. Five things to know: 1. The multicenter study, published in the September…

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Johnson City, Tenn.-based Appalachian Orthopedics is the first practice in the state to offer the Prescribe FIT virtual health coaching program, according to a Jan. 2 news release. The practice launched the program in 2024, and participating patients lost a…

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital added robots for total knee, partial knee and total hip replacements, 352 Today reported Jan. 2. The robots offer 3D CT-based surgical planning and haptic technology to support surgeons. The…

Over five years, subsequent reoperation rates for single-level lumbar discectomy reached 14.4%, according to a study published in Spine. Four things to know: 1. The study included 308,979 adult patients who had at least five years of follow up after…

Here are seven key updates from Centinel Spine in 2025. 1. Centinel Spine’s Prodisc C Vivo and Prodisc C Nova earned the European Union’s Medical Device Regulation certifications. 2. Centinel Spine’s prodisc revenue reached nearly $33 million in the second quarter. 3. The company launched new…

Matthew Lavery, MD, just began his role as OrthoIndy’s new CEO, but he has years of leadership experience behind him. At the helm of the Indianapolis-based practice, Dr. Lavery has clear sights on how he wants to shape and grow…

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