Spine

In March, Scott Blumenthal, MD, will mark 25 years since he performed the first lumbar total disc replacement in the U.S.

The spinal implants market is estimated to grow by $3.55 billion from 2025 to 2029, according to research from Technavio.

Richard Lee, MD, performed the first ultra minimally invasive single-portal endoscopic spine surgery in Orange County, Calif., according to a Feb. 7 news release shared with Becker's.

Timothy O’Connor, MD, director of minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery at Marcus Neuroscience Institute in Boca Raton, has become one of the first specialists in the world to conduct next-generation, augmented reality spine surgery with novel, advanced, high-resolution augmented…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine will be the first site for Clarion's Clarity trial for spine surgery, according to a Feb. 6 news release. 

When thinking about the long-term future of spine surgery, some procedures stand out for their cost-effectiveness.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, among several other medical organizations, sent a joint letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Dick Durbin, D-Ill., ahead of a hearing on public health…

Obesity was found to be an independent risk factor for postoperative pulmonary embolism in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion patients, according to a study in the February 2025 issue of The Spine Journal.

M. Craig McMains, MD, of Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy, performed the world's first anterior lumbar interbody fusion with Theradaptive's OsteoAdapt SP implant.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons commended members of the U.S. House of Representatives for introducing a bill aimed at halting CMS pay cuts for physicians in 2025.