Spine

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…

The North American Spine Society has announced the winners for its five Recognition Awards.  The recognitions are awarded to individuals who make outstanding contributions to NASS and the spine care field, according to a Nov. 14 news release from the…

Expandable titanium cages in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion are safe and effective, according to a study in the Oct. 2025 issue of the Journal of Spine Surgery. The cages may offer an advantage with achieving optimal sagittal alignment in…

Spine surgeons across the country are being recognized for first-in-their-region procedures, landmark technology integrations and pioneering surgical techniques. Here are five spine surgeons who have made headlines in the last two weeks: Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, and Paul Celestre, MD,…