Physicians at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System, based in Charleston, S.C., have successfully completed the first total posterior spine system procedure at the facility. The TOPS device ...

From technology to policy, spine surgeons discuss the most impactful disruptors in the field today. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about ...

Eric Gee, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at SGMC Health Smith Northview in Valdosta, Ga., has performed the system’s first endoscopic spine surgery. The surgery was possible through SGMC’s ...

Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report honored 11 hospitals ...

Onward Medical reached its fourth and fifth implantations of the Arc-brain-computer interface therapy implant for patients with spinal cord injuries. The new procedures were completed on a 48-year-old ...

USC Spine Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, in Los Angeles, joined Aclarion’s Clarity trial for the Nociscan spine ...

Hospital, an affiliate of Northwell Health, have performed the first BEAR implant procedure and the first CartiHeal Agili-C implant procedure at the system. Robert Trasolini, DO, a sports medicine ...

Insurance denials are a common hurdle for spine surgeons, and these often stem from peer-to-peer reviewer decisions. Two spine surgeon leaders shared their perspective on the peer-to-peer review ...

From new partnerships and launches, here are six developments from Globus Medical so far in 2025. 1. OsteoCentric Technologies entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Globus Medical.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the highest-paid athlete in the world in 2025, according to a May 16 report from Forbes. Mr. Ronaldo brings in an estimated $275 million annually before ...

Sports medicine specialist Wayne Derman, MD, PhD, has been named medical director of the International Paralympic Committee. Dr. Derman serves as head of the division of sport and exercise medicine at ...

Tariffs were a key talking point among spine and orthopedic medtech leaders. Here is how five leaders are approaching the headwind, according to their first quarter earnings calls. Stryker Stryker ...