Author: Sophie Eydis

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care has appointed Brian Wolf, MD, chair and department executive officer of its department of orthopedics and rehabilitation, effective immediately. Dr. Wolf has served as the department’s interim chair and DEO since Jan. 31.…

For years, spine surgery has been judged by what happens early. How long was the hospital stay? Were there complications? Did the patient need another operation? Did pain improve in the first year? Praveen Mummaneni, MD, believes those questions miss…

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Brain and Spine has opened an office in Edison, N.J., expanding access to brain, spine and neurovascular care for patients across the region. The new location offers first consultations, second opinions and specialty neurological care. Patients can…

Orthopedic surgery is moving out of the hospital faster than any payment system was built to handle, and the fight over who gets paid what for that shift is now the defining question for ASCs heading into 2026. The migration…

For years, posterior cervical spine surgery has required a trade-off. Surgeons could use lateral mass screws, the long-standing workhorse of posterior cervical fixation. The technique was familiar, broadly taught and generally safe. But the fixation was not always strong enough.…

The near-term payoff from AI in orthopedic surgery is not a robot taking the scalpel. It is a quieter shift happening before the incision and after the patient goes home: faster surgical planning, cleaner prior authorizations, less documentation burden and…

VB Spine has agreed to acquire the exclusive rights to Augmedics’ CT-Fluoro technology for spine applications, expanding its augmented reality navigation portfolio. The acquisition follows VB Spine’s April purchase of the exclusive rights to the Augmedics xvision spine system platform,…

A standardized MRI classification system improved the accuracy and consistency of lumbar spinal stenosis grading among radiologists and spine specialists, according to a study published July 4 in Academic Radiology. Researchers from Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. evaluated a structured…

Movmedix, a French orthopedic medtech company, received its first FDA 510(k) clearance, allowing the company to commercially launch its LARS ACJ system in the U.S. The clearance covers the company’s LARS ACJ implant, a synthetic device intended to provide fixation…

When Patrick Noud, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and shoulder specialist, arrived in Lansing, Mich., nearly two decades ago, independent orthopedic practice was still the norm. The region had roughly eight to 10 private orthopedic groups, ranging from small practices with…