Frank Mir, a two-time UFC heavyweight champion, is recovering from spine surgery at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, according to a June 4 report from NBC affiliate News 3 Las Vegas. Earlier in 2025, Mr. Mir lost feeling in his…
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Reston, Va.-based VSI led a multicenter study validating its Enhanced Surgical Recovery program in spinal fusion patients, the practice said June 5. The study took place at 138 centers in the U.S. and analyzed outcomes of more than 50,000 thoracolumbar…
Apex Orthopaedic & Spine in Charlotte, N.C., launched a vehicle accident recovery guide for patients, according to a June 4 news release. The guide provides a comprehensive plan for the immediate aftermath and long-term recovery process. It also outlines services…
Centinel Spine launched new instrumentation for its prodisc L lumbar disc replacement implant, the company said June 5. The new instruments were developed with the help of user feedback and designed to improve system ease-of-use, according to a news release.…
Physician-owned Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists has broken ground on a new clinic in Oshkosh, Wis., according to a June 4 report from CBS affiliate WFRV. The new facility is expected to open in 2026, and will provide orthopedic urgent…
Orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions have surged on SunLife’s list of high-cost medical claims for 2025, according to the independent stop-loss provider’s 13th annual high-cost claims and injectable-drug trend analysis. The provider also said million-dollar stop-loss claims are on the rise…
In the last week, Becker’s reported on two jury rulings in cases involving spine and orthopedic surgeons. 1. UC Irvine Department of Neurological Surgery’s former chair, Mark Linskey, MD, was awarded $5.8 million in a retaliation lawsuit against the university…
Catalyst OrthoScience’s Catalyst CSR system for anatomic total shoulder replacement has faster improvements in function and pain reduction compared to stemmed and stemless systems, according to new data. In the ninth peer-reviewed publication for the system researchers followed 179 patients…
Spinal fusion will remain a “workhorse” in spine care even as motion-preserving care continues to improve, Timothy Witham, MD, predicts. Dr. Witham is director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Spine Program in Baltimore and serves as a professor. He also…
Arthrex launched the Synergy Power instrument set for a range of orthopedic applications, according to a June 4 news release. The Synergy Power system comes with two handpieces — a dual trigger rotary drill and sagittal saw. It’s designed to…