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Augmedics developed the augmented reality xvision system for spine surgery navigation.

Skagit Regional Health in Mount Vernon, Wash., will offer robotic-assisted surgery beginning in September, according to goskagit.com.

A CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis — in place of dedicated spine imaging — can detect any injury needing surgical attention, according to a report published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis designed an imaging technique to treat and prevent ulnar collateral ligament tears among baseball pitchers, according to St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Hospital is utilizing new 3D technology for patients undergoing scoliosis surgery, according to WKAR.

Nicholas Peters, MD, joined the team of orthopedic surgeons at Mary Rutan Hospital Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Bellefontaine, Ohio, according to the Bellefontaine Examiner.

Joseph Gjolaj, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon with the University of Miami Health System, discusses how he approaches vertebral compression fracture patients and where he sees the biggest opportunities for technology growth and development in the future.

James Andrews, MD, will perform knee surgery on Redskin's Derrius Guice Aug. 17, according to CBSSports.

Charles Gordon Jr., MD, joined the team of orthopedic specialists at Baldwin Bone & Joint in Daphne, Ala.

CoreLink received FDA clearance to market its Foundation 3D Anterior Lumbar Interbody device.