1. Abhishek Kannan, MD, of Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, is the first surgeon in the state to use an orthopedic implant using a natural compound found in coral.
2. Mark Pallis, DO, performed the first reverse shoulder replacement with a lifetime guarantee at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre (Pa.). The reverse shoulder replacement used intraoperative navigation technology and preplannings based on a 3D model.
3. Garrick Cason, MD, performed the first case with Camber Spine’s Spira-A implant in the U.S.
4. Think Surgical’s TMini robot was used with Medacta International’s GMK Sphere implant for the first time.
5. John Sperling, MD, of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic performed the first cases with Zimmer Biomet’s OsseoFit stemless shoulder system.
6. Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy treated the first patients with Theradaptive’s OsteoAdapt SP spinal fusion implant in November as part of an ongoing clinical trial. A few months later, M. Craig McMains, MD, performed the world’s first anterior lumbar interbody fusion with Theradaptive’s OsteoAdapt SP implant.
