Spine

The Global Spine Initiative has joined the FDA’s Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program Pilot as a non-FDA party. The FDA TAP Pilot brings regulators, clinicians and other stakeholders together early in the development process to support medical technologies, according…

Spine robots and enabling technologies come with expensive price tags making some practices and hospital leaders hesitant about adoption unsure of the return on investment.  However, spine surgeons say these costs should be measured against other important metrics besides what’s…

Multiple hospitals and practices are looking to hire spine surgeons. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Gainesville seeks an orthopedic spine surgeon. 2. CarolinaEast Health System in New Bern, N.C., seeks an orthopedic spine…

Over the past decade, robotic platforms have become one of the most visible symbols of innovation in spine surgery. Health systems across the country have invested heavily in advanced navigation and robotic technologies, often accompanied by marketing campaigns highlighting precision,…

For spine surgeons navigating heavy clinical demand, burnout prevention is increasingly tied to how practices use technology and structure their teams.  From leveraging AI tools to setting realistic goals, here is how two surgeons ensure burnout doesn’t affect their wellbeing…

Sanara MedTech’s CellerateRX surgical powder when used as an adjunct in high-risk spine surgery patients reduced complications and costs, according to a study. Researchers used economic modeling to evaluate the clinical outcomes and direct medical costs of a cohort of…

Pain physicians treat the signal, surgeons treat the structure, and insurers evaluate the cost. Patients experience all three. The Elephant in the Room There is an old parable about several blind men examining an elephant. One touches the trunk and…

A study in Spine found that Fziomed’s Oxiplex absorbable gel improved pain and neurological outcomes for patients with severe leg and back pain when it was used as an adjuvant during lumbar spine surgery. The randomized, double-blinded study included 134…

A New York judge denied an appeal by spine surgeon Joseph Weinstein, DO, to see worker’s compensation patients, Newsday reported March 10. The decision stems from an initial ruling to bar Dr. Weinstein from seeing patients with workers’ compensation claims…

HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce added Oszkar Szentirmai, MD, according to a March 10 news release shared in Hometown News. Dr. Szentirmai is a spinal neurosurgeon with expertise in robot-assisted spine surgery and endoscopic skull base surgery. He…