Spine

Here are 10 hospitals and practices hiring spine surgeons and neurosurgeons, using LinkedIn’s job search tool: 1. Ochsner Health in Kenner, La., seeks a neurosurgeon. 2. Abrazo Arrowhead Campus in Phoenix seeks a spine surgeon. 3. Northwestern University Feinberg School…

Value-based care has become one of the most pressing challenges, and opportunities, in orthopedic and spine surgery. Rising costs, increasing case complexity and shifting expectations from patients and payers are forcing health systems to rethink how they deliver care long…

Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years.  Spine surgeons discuss how they balance the nuances behind the traditional and newer options available…

The AxioMed disc replacement implant was found to effectively reproduce key stiffness characteristics and natural-like motion behaviors of the lumbar spine, according to a Nov. 18 news release from KIC Ventures. The study published in Clinical Biomechanics tested AxioMed in…

Here are seven key spine studies Becker’s has reported about since Oct. 13: 1. Interventional pain management physicians performing sacroiliac joint fusions had no complications when supervised and trained by a spine surgeon and low complication rates without surgeon oversight,…

Aurora Spine saw a 7.1% year-over-year decrease in third-quarter sales, according to financial results posted Nov. 18. Five things to know: 1. Quarterly sales were $4.43 million, which is down from $4.77 million in the same time last year. This…

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…