Spine

L&K Spine Announces World’s First Clinical Use of BluEX-LT Curved Expandable Lateral Cage L&K Spine, the U.S. subsidiary of L&K Biomed, is proud to announce the successful first-in-human clinical use of the BluEX-LT, its state-of-the-art curved expandable lateral cage. This…

Orthopedic devicemaker Enovis has released the DonJoy Spinamic Hybrid Scoliosis Brace, a new treatment option for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. The brace combines rigid corrective elements with a flexible mesh vest, aiming to provide spinal curve correction while improving comfort…

Tan Chen, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System, where he specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, outpatient procedures, enhanced recovery after surgery and complex spinal reconstructions. Dr. Chen has particular expertise in motion…

Thomas McNally, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with Midwest Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgical Specialists in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Dr. McNally has expertise in minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery. He is first spine surgeon in Illinois to…

For years, spine surgeons could tell patients how often hip and knee replacements fail. They could not do the same for cervical disc replacement. The procedure has grown rapidly over the last two decades, with hundreds of thousands of implants…

The first patient has been implanted in a Defense Department-funded clinical trial evaluating Neuronoff’s Injectrode device for the treatment of neurogenic bladder in people with spinal cord injury. The study is being conducted at UT Health Houston under principal investigator…

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, selected Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, as director of the Fogarty International Center and NIH associate director for international research. Dr. Schiff began the role June 4. Dr. Schiff previously served as the…

Early surgical intervention for asymptomatic cervical spinal cord compression only has modest quality of life improvements while having variable cost-effectiveness, according to a study in the June 2026 issue of The Spine Journal. Seven things to know: 1. The study…

VB Spine has funded the next phase of scoliosis diagnostic research led by Alain Moreau, PhD, according to a June 3 news release. Dr. Moreau’s research is looking into whether biomarkers present in patient blood could help predict spinal deformity…

Spine surgery continues to evolve through advances in minimally invasive procedures, robotic-assisted technologies, motion-preserving treatments and complex deformity correction. Across the country, a select group of surgeons is helping shape the field through clinical innovation, research leadership, education and the…