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Spine surgery is at an inflection point. Robotic-assisted procedures, AI-guided navigation, minimally invasive techniques and seismic shifts in where surgery happens, increasingly in ASCs rather than hospitals, are reshaping the field at a pace the specialty hasn’t seen in decades. …

Avatar Medical earned FDA 510(k) clearance for Avatar Medical Vision, a software that provides instant 3D medical image processing, review and surgical planning for orthopedics and neurosurgery. Avatar Medical Vision lets clinicians process and interact with CT and MR imaging…

St. Louis-based Orthopedic Care Partners Management and Joint Health, doing business as Motion Orthopedics, filed a breach of contract petition on April 6 in St. Louis County Circuit Court against George Paletta, MD, alleging he owes the practices more than…

Scottsdale-based Arizona Brain & Spine Center, founded by Igor Yusupov, MD, is closing after 15 years, he said in an April 27 LinkedIn post. “Serving this community has been one of the greatest privileges of my professional life,” Dr. Yusupov…

Michael Gallizzi, MD, has completed more 500 robotic spine surgeries and more than 500 endoscopic spine surgeries as of April 27, he told Becker’s. Dr. Gallizzi is one of a few spine surgeons to have both milestones in his career,…

Retired Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon Joseph Cass, MD, died in a plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minn., on April 26, according to an April 27 report from ABC affiliate KAAL. Dr. Cass, who retired in 2027 after a 34-year career,…

Zimmer Biomet saw just under $2.1 billion in first-quarter sales, according to financial results posted April 28. Seven things to know: 1. Net sales of $2.08 billion represent a 9.3% year-over-year increase. 2. Knee and hip sales saw year-over-year revenue…