Sophie Eydis

Xtant Medical Holdings reported a $9.4 million net loss in the second quarter of 2026, compared with net income of $3.6 million during the same period in 2025. Here are five things to know from the company’s Aug. 11 financial…

Shoulder Innovations promoted Jon Osborne to chief commercial officer, effective Aug. 6. Mr. Osborne most recently served as vice president of commercial development, a role he joined in September 2023. He will oversee all elements of the company’s commercial organization…

Orlando, Fla.-based Optimotion Orthopaedics has opened a location in Jacksonville, Fla., marking its entry into Northeast Florida, according to an Aug. 10 WJXT report. The practice offers ambulatory total joint replacement, lateral approach total knee replacement and anterior robotic hip…

Elevation Spine received FDA 510(k) clearance for Saber-XA, an anterior lumbar interbody fusion system that combines an expandable cage with a zero-profile, FDA-cleared anterior lumbar plate. The system allows surgeons to independently adjust implant height and lordotic angle during surgery.…

On the afternoon Hao-Hua Wu, MD, a spine surgeon at the University of California, Irvine, spoke with Becker’s, an urgent case was already testing one of his central beliefs about medicine: The operation is only part of the job. Before…

Wilford Gibson, MD, president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and partner at Virginia Beach, Va.-based Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists, knows how little financial cushion an independent medical practice can have. During the COVID-19 pandemic, his group’s physician partners stopped…

Baltimore-based Mercy Medical Center opened a 3,728-square-foot research and education facility focused on foot and ankle care. The Center for Orthopedic Innovation has three specialized laboratory suites and dedicated office space, creating an environment where surgeons, researchers, fellows, residents and…

In 1995, Paul Vessa, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon and medical director at Bedminster-based New Jersey Spine Institute, made a bet on independence.  Two years into practice, he took his practice out of network after watching managed care reshape the…

Spine robotics have become a significant investment for hospitals and ASCs, but realizing a return can depend on more than acquiring the technology. Nine spine surgeons discuss what separates programs that extract real value from robotics from those that struggle…

When Andrew Zhang, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, arrived at the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania, endoscopic spine surgery was not part of the orthopedic spine program’s routine practice. That changed Feb. 27. Dr. Zhang performed the department’s first endoscopic spine…