Regenerative medicine company IMAC Holdings has a new brand ambassador in former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka. By Eric Oliver - 3/14/19

Structural allograft may be superior to intervertebral cages in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, according to a study in Spine. By Shayna Korol - 3/13/19

SpinalCyte was issued new patents in the U.S. and Japan. By Shayna Korol - 3/11/19

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery issued a new bone grafting policy that includes Cerapedics' i-FACTOR Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft. By Shayna Korol - 3/7/19

Aesculap Biologics achieved 50 percent enrollment in its ongoing phase 3 clinical trial of Novocart 3D, an autologous chondrocyte transplantation system designed to treat articular cartilage defects of the knee. By Shayna Korol - 3/5/19

The global autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis market is expected to grow at an 8.6 percent compound annual growth rate by 2024, according to a Persistence Market Research report. By Shayna Korol - 3/5/19

Roger Hartl, MD, professor of neurological surgery and director of spine surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, as well as director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care, discusses the key trends in spine technology to consider in the future. By Laura Dyrda - 3/4/19

Medtronic launched Grafton Demineralized Bone Matrix for spine and orthopedic procedures in Japan. By Laura Dyrda - 2/28/19

After reporting lingering shoulder pain, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez received a platelet-rich plasma injection at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. By Eric Oliver - 2/26/19

Daniel Birk, MD, director of the Neurosurgery Spine Center at Stony Brook (N.Y.) Medicine, discusses the biggest challenges and opportunities in spine device development today. By Laura Dyrda - 2/24/19

Neurosurgeons Mario Cahueque, MD, and Enrique Azmitia, MD, performed SpineFrontier's first SacroFuse and NanoFUSE case in Latin America. By Shayna Korol - 2/21/19

Here are the top manufacturers in the orthopedic biomaterials market, according to a Market Expertz report. By Shayna Korol - 2/19/19

Andrew Cordover, MD, a spine surgeon with Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., discusses the key technology trends for 2019. By Laura Dyrda - 2/19/19

Andrew Hecht, MD, chief of spine surgery at The Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, outlines the key trends and big opportunities in the spine device space moving forward. By Laura Dyrda - 2/14/19

Here are five orthopedic and sports medicine surgeons using Lipogems, an FDA-cleared technology that uses the body's own adipose tissue to help heal injuries. By Shayna Korol - 2/13/19

Kuros Biosciences entered into a private label agreement with SeaSpine. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/11/19

Robert Watkins Jr., MD, performed his first surgery with the Osseus Fusion Systems Aries-L technology, which is currently in alpha launch. By Laura Dyrda - 2/10/19

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine researchers are working to improve the Masquelet orthopedic surgical technique, according to MHealth Lab. By Shayna Korol - 2/8/19

Mark Miller, MD, is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon and orthopedic surgery professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. By Shayna Korol - 2/6/19

Sirakoss received CE mark approval for its Osteo3, a new nano-synthetic bone graft substitute designed for use in bone fracture repair. By Shayna Korol - 2/5/19