Orthopedics

From outpatient migration to an evolving healthcare cost landscape, spine and orthopedic surgeons have discussed the trends they’re watching on the “Becker’s Spine and Orthopedic Podcast.” Editor’s note: Responses are lightly edited for length and clarity. Spine and orthopedic surgeons…

While commercial insurers often use prior authorization as a way to control costs, it does the opposite for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, according to a study presented at the 2025 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in San Diego.

Apple Health could soon become a valuable tool for orthopedic surgeons, according to a study presented at the 2025 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting. 

While commercial insurers often use prior authorization as a way to control costs, it does the opposite for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, according to a study presented at the 2025 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in San Diego.

For the majority of orthopedists, quality of life has not improved over the last three years, according to Medscape's "Striving for Balance in Your Specialty: Medscape Orthopedist Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2025," published March 7. 

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and more than 40 medical organizations sent a joint letter to the National Institutes of Health over a new policy imposing a 15% cap on indirect cost rates for…

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock reached 500 robot-assisted spine surgeries since its first case in 2020, according to a March 5 news release.

Spine surgeon Philip Louie, MD, of Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, wants to sharpen his administrative knowledge this year.

Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health is adding orthopedics at its Cut Bank, Mont., and Shelby, Mont., locations, according to a March 4 report from the Pioneer Press.

Orthofix is discontinuing its M6-C and M6-L total disc replacement devices as part of its strategic focus on spinal and deformity correction, the company said Feb. 25.