Spine

Armen Khachatryan, MD, performed the first U.S. case with Dymicron’s Triadyme-C cervical disc replacement implant, according to a Jan. 11 LinkedIn post. The case is part of an Investigational Device Exemption clinical study. Triadyme-C is Dymicron’s flagship cervical disc and…

Two spine devicemakers are expecting full-year revenue increases, according to unaudited financial results posted Jan. 12. Carlsmed, which develops aprevo personalized spine implants expects full-year revenue of $50.5 million, an 86% increase compared to 2024. Fourth quarter revenue is expected…

Alphatec secured exclusive U.S. rights to Theradaptive’s OsteoAdapt bone graft platform through a new partnership, according to a Jan. 12 news release. Under the agreement Alphatec can market and distribute OsteoAdapt, a bone graft for spinal fusion, in the U.S.…

Complex spine surgery involves careful coordination across disciplines, anticipation of complications, and decision-making incorporating numerous clinical and radiographic variables. As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly enters spine care — from preoperative planning software to intraoperative navigation and postoperative monitoring—there is growing…

About 4 in 5 adults will experience back pain in their lifetime, but 80% of simple back and neck pain cases can be resolved without medical intervention.  Eeric Truumees, MD, a spine surgeon at Austin-based Texas Spine and Scoliosis and…

Randy Dryer, MD, Curiteva’s CMO, performed the first clinical case using the company’s Inspire standalone ALIF system, according to a Jan. 9 news release. The Inspire system is part of Curiteva’s anterior portfolio. It uses a PEEK structure to enhance…

Reoperation rates between cervical disc replacement and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion didn’t see significant differences in reoperation risks. However disc replacement had some advantage in lowering adjacent segment disease-related reoperations, according to a study in the Feb. 1, 2026…

Globus Medical’s full-year revenue for 2025 is projected to reach nearly $3 billion, according to preliminary financial results. Full-year revenue in 2025 is expected to increase 25.2% year over year with sales of $2.94 billion, according to a Jan. 7…

Building a top-notch spine surgery fellowship takes time, but this surgeon is looking to set a new standard for how fellowships train young surgeons.   Ronjon Paul, MD, a spine surgeon who joined Endeavor Health in 2025 after more than two…

As spine surgery steadily moves toward outpatient settings, the limiting factors are no longer primarily clinical. Advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and pain management have made far more procedures feasible outside the hospital than in years past, according to Lali…