Spine

Two Major League Baseball players have undergone spine surgeries during this offseason.

Inspired Spine's Trident sacroiliac joint fusion was debuted outside the U.S. in Oman.

Sacroiliac joint fusion continues to develop with new technology and recognition from payers. Here is how eight spine surgeons expect the procedure to develop in the near future.

Jesse Winker, an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, had a cervical disc replacement during the offseason and said he is "feeling strong," according to an article posted by MLB on Feb. 14.

Here are seven places seeking spine surgeons, using LinkedIn's job search tool:

Healthcare systems could be strained by growing demand for spinal fusion cases, according to a study published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research — a Wolters Kluwer publication.

Howard An, MD, a spine surgeon at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopedics at Rush, was awarded the 2023 Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.

Michael Taylor, MD, PhD, joined Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine as director of the pediatric neuro-oncology research program. 

Assure Holdings, an intraoperative neuromonitoring provider, plans to cut pay and reduce staff to improve its profits, WDRB reported Feb. 9. 

Eminent Spine, a biomechanical provider, has earned approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its 3D-printed titanium cervical intervertebral body fusion device system.