Spine

New York City-based NYU Langone has added an unconventional team member to its spine program: 3-year-old black labrador retriever Dorothy.  Dorothy joined NYU’s Rusk Rehabilitation in March 2024, also working with patients at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, according to an…

NuVasive infringed five patents from a spine surgeon, a jury determined, according to an April 22 report from Bloomberg Law. The jury ruled that screw assemblies from the Reline, Armada and VuePoint lines infringe combinations of five patents from Roger…

Consolidation in the spine medtech space has been a constant in recent years from large mergers to smaller company acquisitions. For spine surgeons the transforming landscape presents opportunities for innovation, but also some challenges. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly…

Between 2021 and 2024, the share of spine surgeries performed in the ASC setting has grown 8% year over year nationwide, but one ASC is doubling that volume.  Gautier, Miss.-based Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, which partnered with U.S. Orthopaedic Partners in…

A Kentucky woman is suing Medtronic and the FDA alleging that the devicemaker’s spinal cord stimulator made her pain worse and that the agency didn’t diligently review updates to the implant. Angela Yates had a Medtronic spinal cord stimulator implanted…

Neurosurgeon and founding partner of Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates, Jerry Petty, MD, died at age 90, the Charlotte, N.C.-based practice said in an April 22 Facebook post. During his 53-year career he pioneered the use of CT in Charlotte…

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has received a $1 million grant to expand its spinal cord injury recovery facility, according to an April 22 report from ABC affiliate WHAS. The investment will go toward renovating the fourth floor of UofL’s Frazier…

Aclarion’s augmented intelligence tool, Nociscan, is more cost effective compared to provocative discography, according to a new study. The study, published in Clinicoeconomics and Outcomes Research, assessed data from 139 chronic lower back pain patients. The mean total cost for…

Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center has earned accreditation for its new neurology residency program.  The program, which was recently accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, will be based out of Sutter’s teaching hospital, according to an April…

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has earned accreditation from the Spina Bifida Association Clinic Care Partner program.  OU Health is one of only 42 facilities in the nation with the accreditation, according to an April 16 news release…