PathKeeper Surgical’s spine navigation system received an Innovative Technology contract from Vizient, according to a Dec. 3 news release. The contract was given based on reviews of PathKeeper’s 3D ...

Despite challenges in the healthcare landscape, many spine surgeons remain optimistic for the specialty, especially as innovations are unveiled. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions ...

Carlsmed launched its aprevo platform for cervical spinal fusion, the company said Dec. 3. The aprevo cervical interbody system combines AI-driven preoperative planning with 3D printing for customized ...

A 12-month pilot study of Pacira BioScience’s iovera for chronic lower back pain showed it was favorable compared to compared to radiofrequency ablation, according to a Dec. 2 news release.

For its groundbreaking work in sustaining global health systems in a year of geopolitical turbulence, Xenco Medical has been awarded the prestigious Excellence in Governance and Leadership for Global ...

The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Oklahoma City earns $902,700, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $365,060 orthopedic surgeons make ...

Motion preservation may be a promising technology in spine surgery, but it faces one key hurdle, Frank Vironis, MD, PhD, said. Dr. Vironis, institute director and chair of Marcus Neuroscience ...

Centinel Spine earned one- and two-level lumbar disc replacement coverage from the second largest commercial payer in Arizona, according to a Dec. 2 news release. Centinel Spine’s prodisc-L implant is ...

A physician at Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital in Wichita has completed the state’s first shoulder replacement using Stryker’s Mako SmartRobotics system. Damion Walker, DO, performed the procedure ...

Sports medicine surgeon Justin Smith, MD, plans to launch his own practice, Journey Orthopaedic Institute, he said in a Dec. 1 LinkedIn post. Dr. Smith plans to launch the practice towards the end of ...

Durango-based Spine Colorado installed the EOSedge imaging system, according to a news release shared Dec. 1 with Becker’s. The system captures anterior-posterior and lateral full-body scans while a ...

KIC Ventures launched the VertiFix system designed to remove implants while preserving the spinous processes, according to a Dec. 2 news release. VertiFix is designed to address failed or ...