Spine

CHI Franciscan Health, St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., and former orthopedic surgeon Kevin Schoenfelder, MD, settled with the U.S. Justice Department over alleged unnecessary spine surgeries.

Here are five spine centers to know:

Surface technology company Orthobond has received FDA de novo clearance for its mariner pedicle screw system with Ostaguard coating.

Chicago-based Rush named Kern Singh, MD, vice chair of clinical affairs in the department of orthopedic surgery and director of the spine surgery division at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

A pain management physician accused of failing to make a timely diagnosis of a patient's spine growth settled a lawsuit for $2 million, New Jersey Law Journal reported May 6. 

From long-term disc replacement outcomes to outpatient spine case volume, here are six studies Becker's reported about since April 1.

Some of the most common spine procedures performed in 2023 included a diskectomy and spinal fusion surgery, according to 2023 data from U.S. News & World Report. 

Ozzy Osbourne said he had stem cell treatment for his spine in an April 30 episode of his SiriusXM radio show, USA Today reported.

Jonathan Lewin, MD, of The Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Englewood, N.J., performed the state's first case with the PathKeeper spinal navigation system.

Here are three sacroiliac joint fusion systems that have gained FDA clearance that Becker's has reported on in 2024: