Author: Carly Behm

From a $250 million acquisition to a partnership for an Apple Watch platform, here are seven key notes on medical device maker Zimmer Biomet this year.

Four spine surgeons advised educational website CentersforArtificialDisc.com about artificial disc replacement as an alternative to spinal fusion in 2021, according to a Dec. 29 news release.

Scott Rushton, MD, is a spine and orthopedic surgeon at Pa.-based Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health.

Neurosurgeons at Winchester-based Virginia Brain and Spine Center are using two pieces of new technology to perform surgeries, according to a Dec. 28 report from The Northern Virginia Daily.

Here are the most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review during the week of Dec. 21-25:

Here are eight spine surgeons who made headlines in recent days:

D. Harrison Youmans, MD, has joined Rothman Orthopaedics' Florida clinic, according to a Dec. 21 news release.

Here are five devices that were launched in November:

A study by Inspired Spine shows effectiveness in treating lumbar spinal stenosis through the Trans-Kambin Oblique Lateral Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion without laminectomy, according to a Dec. 22 news release.

Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Medical Center plans to open an orthopedic specialty practice in 2021, according to a Dec. 22 news release.