Spine

University Orthopedics’ East Bay Surgery Center in East Providence, R.I., has become the first site in the state to implant a closed-loop spinal cord stimulator. Shiqiang “Chris” Tian, MD, an interventional pain specialist at University Orthopedics, performed the outpatient procedure…

Medtech company SI-BONE is constantly looking to develop and provide new technologies for surgeons’ and patients’ clinical needs.  Before the company can create those technologies and implants, the organization first has to generate high-quality clinical evidence through studies.  These studies…

Medtronic saw 6.6% year over year growth in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, according to financial results posted Nov. 18. Five things to know: 1. Medtronic saw $9 billion in global revenue, and $4.5 billion in U.S. sales.…

Patients living with dementia experience a higher hazard for adverse events related to elective lumbar spine surgery, according to a recent study. “Clinical outcomes following elective lumbar spine surgery in patients living with dementia” was named as the 2025 Outstanding…

Onward’s Arc-Ex earned FDA 510(k) clearance for use at home, according to a Nov. 17 news release. The device is cleared for “use in conjunction with functional task practice in the clinic and take-home exercises in the home to improve…

Hanbing (Steve) Zhou, MD, of Orthopedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.) performed the first case using the Varisync ALIF NanoPrime system, according to a Nov. 15 news release. Zavation’s NanoPrime, which was launched on Nov. 14, is an implant material that…

The North American Spine Society has launched a new streaming platform for spine education, replacing its previous pay-per-meeting model.  The platform, called NASS Anytime, offers a subscription-based service with access to more than 100 hours of spine education, including surgical…

PracticeCore, a newly launched revenue cycle management services organization, sticks out in a sea of healthcare RCM companies, Chief Medical Officer Matthew McGirt, MD, said. The MSO has a unique hyperfocus on a small set of specialties. “If you look…

Minimally invasive robot-assisted pars fracture surgery enabled most adolescent patients to return to sports in as little as six weeks, researchers with New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery found. The retrospective study focused on nine nine adolescent patients with…

Orthopedic surgeon Nick Nenadovich, MD, has completed the first endoscopic implantation of Intrinsic Therapeutics’ Barricaid annular closure device in the Great Lakes region.  Dr. Nenadovich of Chesterton, Ind.-based Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute performed the procedure to treat a herniated…