Author: Carly Behm

Brad Cohen, MD, an orthopedic surgeon reported missing after a condominium in Surfside, Fla., collapsed on June 24 was confirmed dead July 16.

Surgical robots in spine and orthopedics is a growing market with more surgeons adopting the technology. Here are three numbers that show the strength of robots in 2021:

Kurt Spindler, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Westin, Fla., was named the 50th president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, according to a July announcement.

Great leaders are able to turn their ideas into action and output, according to Ronald Navarro, MD, regional coordinating chief of orthopedic surgery of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group.

A leadership appointment and three more updates from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine in 2021:

The global endoscopic spine surgery market is predicted to hit a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent from 2021 to 2031, according to a July 16 report from Persistence Market Research.

From implants to robots, surgical technology for the spine has advanced at an exponential rate, and many surgeons are excited about the potential they hold.

A physician who marked a milestone in image-guided surgery and nine more spine surgeons to know:

Outpatient spine surgery already has a strong foothold, and it provides surgeons with autonomy, according to Kern Singh, MD, co-director of Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago.

Vivex Biologics launched its Via Mend synthetic bone fillers, a line of bone graft substitutes, the company announced July 15.