Spine

Healthgrades recently released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for spine surgery, including 11 in California. 

Here are three medtech companies that have added to their C-suites that Becker's has reported on since April 15:

Gregory Poulter, MD, completed Indiana's first spine surgery with eXperiential Reality technology at Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy.

Artificial intelligence is going to have many positives in spine surgery and healthcare, but leaders should still understand its risks, Scott Blumenthal, MD, said.

Becker's reported on two spine-related lawsuits in April.

Here are three notes on disc replacements that spine leaders should know:

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has become the first hospital in the region to add the Aprevo spine implant for replacing damaged or diseased vertebral discs in the lumbar area of the spine.

Surgeons at Dunkirk, N.Y.-based Brooks Hospital have performed the first spine surgery in the facility's 125-year history, according to an April 13 report from Observer Today. 

The prevalence of spinal fusions is something in spine surgery that physicians will likely be disappointed about years from now. 

Oliver Tannous, MD, of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, became the first to use a 3D-printed replica of a patient's spine to assist in surgery, WTOP reported April 11.