Increased participation in value-based care, the migration of cases to ASCs and robotic innovations are some of the top trends orthopedic surgeons are following this year. 

Several spine and orthopedic experts spoke with Becker's in 2022. Here are the five most-read interviews from this year:

Orthopedic practice consolidation remained strong in 2022. Here's what experts have told Becker's about the trend this year:

Many people have holiday wish lists for their dream gifts, and surgeons also think about what they want in their professions.

Orthopedic surgeon Scott Sigman, MD, has taken his care outside the U.S. and completed a volunteer trip to serve patients in Honduras.

The neurosurgical and spine surgery industries could see an influx of investment in several technologies and procedures, including small-scale robotics, augmented reality and endoscopic spine surgery, one neurosurgeon predicts. 

Orthopedic surgeons face a unique challenge in the transition to value-based care as a procedure-driven specialty, one industry leader says. 

Spine and orthopedic experts and leaders in November spoke with Becker's Spine Review about topics from controversial industry trends to advice for young surgeons.

Alok Sharan, MD, in October left NJ Spine and Wellness in East Brunswick, N.J., and established his own practice, Spine and Performance Institute, the next month.

Steve Murray joined privately held spinal tech company Centinel Spine as its CEO on March 16, 2020, just days before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the U.S. 

A "shared passion and purpose" among surgeons is important to Northwell Health's spine program, Alexander Butler, MD, and Frank Schwab, MD, said.

Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company's partnership with a group of orthopedic surgeons leaving Madison, Wis.-based SSM Health is aimed at providing choice, not competition in the region, according to Jason Scalise, MD.

Bundled payments haven't worked for some orthopedic surgeons because they aren't providing enough savings, according to Paul Slosar, MD.

Spine and orthopedic experts and leaders in October spoke with Becker's Spine Review about topics from bundled payments to private equity.

After 15 years at Pittsburgh-based UPMC, Adam Kanter, MD, left the 40-hospital academic health system, where he was chief of spine surgery and a tenured professor, to become associate executive medical director of the Hoag Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute in Orange, Calif. 

Showing the value proposition of deals and having physician leadership from the top down can help management service organizations draw interest from independent practices, according to Emil Engels, MD, CEO of Aligned Orthopedic Partners.

Spine and orthopedic experts and leaders in September spoke with Becker's Spine Review about topics from payer negotiations to skills they want to accomplish.

Addressing the stigma of private equity partnerships is a challenge top of mind for Raj Bhole, MD, chair of Resurgens Orthopedics and board member of United Musculoskeletal Partners. 

Payer relationships and physician autonomy are two things that need to be improved in the orthopedic and spine surgery industries, according to three surgeons. 

Data analytics is an important aspect for Eric Wieser, MD, vice president of Dallas-based Arlington Orthopedic Associates and board member of United Musculoskeletal Partners, to consider in his position.