Author: Sophie Eydis

Stryker has released the Mako Robotic Power System for total knee in a limited market release.  Mako RPS is a handheld robotic system designed for total knee procedures and marks the expansion of the Mako brand into a new robotics…

Medical device distributor Synchrocare entered a distribution agreement with Diamond Orthopedic, a medical device manufacturer, according to a Feb. 9 news release. Under the partnership, Synchrocare will distribute Diamond Orthopedic’s full line of orthopedic fixation devices nationwide, including its proprietary…

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.-based Barton Health has renewed its partnership as an official medical provider for U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the national governing body of Olympic and Paralympic skiing and snowboarding, continuing a relationship that spans more than 15 years. …

Bradenton-based HCA Florida Blake Hospital has named Andres O’Daly, MD, as medical director of orthopedics, effective Jan. 26.  Dr. O’Daly is an orthopedic surgeon and succeeds David Cashen, MD, who held the role from 2022 to 2025, according to a…

Regenerative medicine now sits in a complicated place in orthopedic care. Patients ask about it routinely. Clinics promote it aggressively. Stories of injections replacing surgery circulate widely online. Platelet-rich plasma and stem cell-based therapies have become part of the orthopedic…

Germantown, Md.-based Capital Surgical Solutions is planning to open a new ambulatory surgery center in Portland, Ore., in the fourth quarter of 2026, the company said in a Feb. 6 LinkedIn post. The project, called Portland Orthopedic Surgery Center, is…

Spine care is advancing rapidly, with surgeons and specialists driving innovation through new technologies, personalized instrumentation and leadership in complex care. From augmented reality–guided procedures to emerging education platforms, these physicians are helping shape the future of spine surgery and…

Atlanta Neurological and Spine Institute has opened a new clinic in Riverdale, Ga., expanding care access in the region, according to a Feb. 6 Atlanta News First report. The new site is the practice’s third, joining locations in Atlanta and…

Payer scrutiny in spine and orthopedic care is intensifying, and surgeons say the biggest barriers to care come not from clinical uncertainty, but from rigid algorithms, prior authorization delays and coverage policies that override medical judgment. Orthopedic and spine leaders…

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health’s Riverview Hospital in Red Bank, N.J., has performed its first periacetabular osteotomy, or PAO, a complex hip preservation surgery for younger patients with hip dysplasia. Orthopedic surgeon Atul Kamath, MD, performed the procedure, which involves…