Sophie Eydis

Excessive mental workload may affect surgical performance and patient safety, and wearable devices and other physiological monitoring could help researchers measure it, according to an article in the fall 2026 issue of Vertebral Columns. Measuring it in the operating room…

Expandable interbody cages restore disc height more reliably than static cages, but evidence on spinal alignment and subsidence is mixed, according to an article in the fall 2026 issue of Vertebral Columns. Four authors from the orthopedics department at New…

Spine surgeons adopting robotic-assisted and endoscopic techniques face widely varying learning curves, with research showing large differences in the number of procedures needed to achieve proficiency, according to an editorial published in the fall 2026 issue of Vertebral Columns. The…

For years, hand surgeons treating advanced thumb arthritis have relied on removing the arthritic trapezium to relieve pain. Replacing the damaged joint has offered another possibility, but implants have struggled to deliver reliable results. Now, a new generation of implants…

A spine surgeon who performs more procedures generates more relative value units. But what about one who prevents an unnecessary operation, reduces complications or gets patients to the right treatment faster? Those contributions can create significant value without necessarily generating…

As more patients taking GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic seek spine surgery, surgeons need to look beyond weight loss to consider how changes in muscle and bone quality could affect surgical outcomes, Jonathan Rasouli, MD, told Becker’s.  Dr. Rasouli, a…

Leo Kroonen, MD, plans to step down as chief of orthopedic surgery at Kaiser Permanente San Diego at the end of the year, according to an Oct. 15 LinkedIn post. Dr. Kroonen has spent more than eight years in departmental…

Kenneth Chakour, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Fox Valley Orthopedics in Geneva, Ill., became the first physician in Illinois and among the first nationwide to use new auto-planning software for the Velys robotic-assisted knee replacement system. The software uses machine…

Hospitals and ASCs have spent years competing for surgical volume. Now, some are discovering that the economics of spine and orthopedic care increasingly favor working together. As more complex procedures move out of hospitals, health systems are seeking outpatient capacity,…

One spine surgeon estimates he generated $20 million in annual revenue for a trauma center. But as more spine procedures become candidates for outpatient surgery, that figure illustrates a growing tension between surgeons seeking greater flexibility and hospitals with financial…