Author: Carly Behm

A researcher at the University of Colorado Denver received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore the link between the gut microbiome and osteoarthritis.

Two professors from West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University developed a shoulder implant that uses a patient's stem cells to help repair the rotator cuff.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons who joined new practices or gained new titles in March:

Here are six spine and neurosurgeons who joined new practices or gained new titles in March:

Reginald Odom was appointed senior vice president and chief people officer at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

Here are 20 hospitals and health systems that added spine and orthopedic robots in the first quarter:

From studies advancing spine treatment to new techniques in stem cell procedures, here are seven updates on biologics so far this year:

Bayfront Health Port Charlotte (Fla.) has performed more than 1,000 robot-assisted orthopedic surgeries, according to an April 1 announcement in yoursun.com.

Elizabeth Lord, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at the University of California Los Angeles Health.

Twin Cities Orthopedics plans to open a clinic in Brooklyn Park, Minn., the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported March 31.