Author: Carly Behm

South Korea-based Yonsei University Health system opened a surgical robot training facility, according to a Dec. 22 report from the Korea Biomedical Review.

A private hospital in India treated a 92-year-old woman with endoscopic spine surgery, according to a Dec. 21 report from Tribune India.

James Harrop, MD, is a spine surgeon at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Becker's Spine Review reported on 13 new spine centers that opened or were announced in 2020. Here is a state-by-state breakdown:

Onkos Surgical launched the Eleos Proximal Tibia with BioGrip technology for complex tumor and orthopedic reconstructive procedures, according to a Dec. 21 news release.

OrthoPediatrics is expanding into the United Kingdom commercial market with the approval and launch of two surgical systems, according to a Dec. 21 news release.

Orthopedic surgeon Frantz Lerebours, MD, joined Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, according to a Dec. 17 news release from Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, stayed active this year as sports teams grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic doing several operations in 2020.

Ehud Mendel, MD, is a spine surgeon and clinical director of Columbus-based Ohio State University Spine Research Institute.

Here are the top-read articles from Becker's Spine Review from Dec. 14-18: