Becker's has reported on seven orthopedic surgeons and leaders who have retired from their posts or announced retirement plans since late last year.
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Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center marked its first robot-assisted minimally invasive spine surgery, WHKY reported Jan. 30.
In 2016, businessman and billionaire investor Elon Musk launched Neuralink, a controversial brain implant startup that could have an impact on spine and neurology patients.
Healthgrades has released its annual list of the top specialty orthopedic hospitals by state, including several facilities in the U.S.' three largest cities: New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to undergo minimally invasive spine surgery over the weekend, according to a Jan. 29 report from Politico.
The development of spine robots and navigation comes with the promise of improved precision and efficiency, beneficial to the surgeon and patient. Although the worry of overreliance looms, some spine surgeons remain optimistic about the technology's advantages.
Elon Musk's brain chip company, Neuralink, completed the first implant in a human.
Nicholas Grosso, MD, said he hopes the physician-payer relationship can evolve to be more cooperative than adversarial. The mindset is one of the tools that he hopes will strengthen The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics.
While the average age of practicing physicians in the U.S. is 53.9, the average practicing orthopedic surgeon is 56, according to a 2023 report from Definitive Healthcare.
Here are two recent layoffs in the spine and orthopedic industry that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 9: