Dymicron’s Triadyme-C artificial disc earned the FDA’s investigational device exemption approval, according to a July 10 news release. The IDE approval opens the door for a U.S. trial of the disc, which is designed for patients with degenerative disc disease. Triadyme-C has…
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Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health is closing its outpatient orthopedics and sports medicine practice due to financial hardships. The organization’s executive leadership and board of trustees determined that CRH was no longer able to cost-effectively provide orthopedic and sports medicine services and that…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has appointed C. Lowry Barnes, MD, as interim chancellor of the university. Dr. Barnes joined UAMS as a professor and chair of the orthopedic surgery department at the university in 2014, according to a June…
New generations of spine robots in the market have significant advantages compared to their predecessors, Suken Shah, MD, said. Dr. Shah, of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Hospital, spoke with Becker’s about the unique challenges in pediatric spine surgery and how a new…
Cost-effectiveness for risk-stratified patients isn’t necessarily better than usual care for lower back pain in the military health system, according to a study in the July 15 issue of Spine. Researchers assessed usual care and risk-stratified care for low back pain…
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Amid growing cost pressures and evolving care demands, orthopedic groups are rethinking traditional operations to achieve smarter growth. At Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, leaders from Sierra Pacific Orthopedics and NextGen Healthcare shared how strategic…
Hospital partnerships come with benefits and tradeoffs for spine surgeons. Knowing how to approach these contracts can help physicians find their best match. Two spine surgeons discuss their strategies. Editor’s note: Responses were lightly edited for clarity and length. Question:…
The first cases using Velys Spine were completed at Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minn.) and Medical City Frisco (Texas), Johnson & Johnson Medtech said in a June 26 LinkedIn post. Isador Liberman, MD, and Arjun Sebastian, MD, performed the debut surgeries. Velys…
Endoscopic spine surgery is pushing past being a novelty in 2025. In the first half of 2025, hospitals including Martinsburg, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center, Cleveland-based University Hospitals, Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health Smith Northview added endoscopic spine surgery to…
Jared Ament, MD, is at the forefront of new motion-preserving spine techniques. Dr. Ament and Amir Vokshoor, MD, debuted a 360-degree spine procedure combining Premia Spine’s Tops and Centinel Spine Prodisc-L implants. He also introduced a combination surgery with the Motus total joint replacement…