Author: Carly Behm

Jan De Witte is Integra LifeSciences' new president and CEO, the company announced Oct. 28.

Avi Kumar, MD, completed the first shoulder replacement with mixed reality technology in the Sarasota, Fla., area.

One devicemaker's recent seed funding round could help bring wireless implants to spine surgery, IoT World Today reported Oct. 28.

Houston-based OrthoLoneStar has teamed up with Greenwich, Conn.-based Cedar Gate Technologies to bring a value-based care program for spine and orthopedic care in Texas.

Looking back at their careers, many orthopedic surgeons can point to mistakes they wish they avoided when they first started in the field.

Bruce Cohen, MD, has been CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina since 2016.

From growing its international presence in spine surgery to new acquisitions, here are five updates to know about Medtronic since the end of July:

The head of spine surgery at Boston Medical Center was disciplined after admitting to leaving an emergency surgery case to eat in his car and falling asleep in 2016, The Boston Globe reported Oct. 27.

Here are four updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:

Collaboration, data access and avoiding the "race to the bottom" are all elements important to the future of value-based care, according to Brian Larkin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and chief medical officer of Denver-based Orthopedic Centers of Colorado.