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Researchers at South Australia-based Flinders University Medical Device Research Institute implemented robotics to research the impact that bending and twisting movements can have on back pain, ABC.net.au reports.

SI-BONE's 3D-printed triangular titanium implants had low adverse event rates similar to the prior machined version of the device, according to an article in Medical Devices: Evidence and Research.

The FDA awarded $2.6 million in grants for 3D bioprinting and biomanufacturing research, 3D Printing Industry reports.

Vertos Medical enrolled the first patient into a nationwide study of its mild procedure, a minimally invasive lumbar spinal stenosis treatment.

Englewood, N.J.-based Progressive Spine and Orthopaedics' spine surgeon Joshua Rovner, MD, is offering robotic surgery.

Robert Anderson, MD, performed surgery on Cincinnati Bengals tight-end Tyler Eifert's right ankle, Cincinnati.com reports.

Sukdeb Datta, MD, is an interventional pain management specialist and founder of Datta Endoscopic Back Surgery and Pain Center in New York City. He also serves as a professional lecturer at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

Tampa, Fla.-based St. Joseph's Hospital launched a robotic spine surgery program for pediatric and adult patients.

John Chi, MD, director of neurosurgical spinal oncology at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital, presented the 12-month outcomes data from Spineology's SCOUT clinical trial at the 2018 North American Spine Society Meeting in Los Angeles, Sept. 26-29.

NFL Hall-of-Famer Joe DeLamielleure volunteered to participate in a series of Quadrant Biosciences studies that use saliva as concussion diagnostic material, CBS New York reports.