Spine

In February Becker’s reported on multiple surgeons who debuted spine technologies. 1. Dr. Ardeshir Ardeshiri performed the first case using NGMedical GmbH’s Move-P motion preserving lumbar spine system. Move-P is a pedicle screw-based system designed to top off a spinal…

In February spine surgeons added to their titles in new leadership roles. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Neurosurgeon Anthony Asher, MD, was named president of Prisma Health Neurosciences Institute in Greenville, S.C. 2. The Charlottesville-based University of…

More than 312,000 lumbar spine procedures have been added to the American Spine Registry from 2015 to 2024, and posterior lumbar interbody fusions/ transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions were the most common, according to the ASR 2026 report. The report, released Feb.…

The Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic has opened an outpatient orthopedic and spine surgery center in Johnson City, N.Y., expanding access to advanced musculoskeletal care in the area.  The Guthrie Broome Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center is the region’s first facility…

More than 153,000 cervical spine procedures have been added to the American Spine Registry from 2015 to 2024, and the majority of them were anterior cervical discectomy and fusions, according to the ASR 2026 report. The report, released Feb. 26, includes…

Medtronic’s spine components have been used in the majority of lumbar and cervical procedures from 2015 to 2024, according to the American Spine Registry’s 2026 Annual Report. The report, released Feb. 26, includes data on spine procedures and outcomes, including…

In the first couple of months of 2026, the artificial disc landscape is shaking up with developments in the technology, new adoption and research. 1. Armen Khachatryan, MD, performed the first U.S. case with Dymicron’s Triadyme-C cervical disc replacement implant.…

The Activ-L lumbar artificial disc is back on the U.S. market under Highridge Medical, and its first cases under the company were completed in February, Scott Blumenthal, MD, told Becker’s. Highridge announced plans in 2025 to introduce Activ-L after Aesculap,…

Gregory Gebauer, MD, of the Surgery Center of Greensboro (N.C.) is the first surgeon in Greensboro to offer Barricaid, Intrinsic Therapeutics said in a Feb. 25 LinkedIn post. He previously used the system for discectomy patients at his practice in…

With more and more spine technologies entering the market, the decision whether to invest can be met with challenges between physicians and other stakeholders. It’s a problem that Philip Louie, MD, said he wants to change. “Every time we bring…