The popularity of surgical robots, including Stryker's Mako robot for total joint replacements, is on the rise worldwide, with many systems adding robots and marking significant procedural milestones.
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Spine surgeons are constantly looking for better products and instruments that help improve their patients’ outcomes. This includes cutting-edge tools built on ideas and knowledge of experienced spine surgeons, with the highest-quality metals and innovative approaches like 3D printing.
Symptomatic lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a major cause of back pain, missed work days, and healthcare utilization.1; 2 If left untreated, it can lead to bone spurs, spinal canal compression, debilitating pain, herniated discs, and loss of bladder…
November 2023 Issue of Becker’s Spine Review ON THE COVER OrthoIndy opens new hospital Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy opened a new hospital and facility in Brownsburg, Ind. Smaller devicemakers eye mergers in Q3 Large spine and orthopedic mergers have closed this year, and…
Large commercial payers in Illinois, Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma now cover one- and two-level lumbar disc replacement.
In October, Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina announced that beginning Jan. 1, orthopedic spine surgeon Leo Spector, MD, will succeed Bruce Cohen, MD, as the practice network's CEO.
Increased consolidation, ASCs and artificial intelligence will all play a role in how orthopedic care is delivered next year, according to Leesa Galatz, MD.
Next year could see increased integration of endoscopic spine techniques, according to Paul Houle, MD.
Spine and orthopedic surgeons can expect to see a larger push for minimally invasive techniques, increased use of new technology and some economic challenges in 2024, according to four surgeons.
The popularity of value-based payment models has risen in recent years among physicians and patients — though not unanimously. The divide has caused certain specialties to embrace the care model more willingly than others, prompting the question: What does the…