Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (N.J.), part of RWJBarnabas Health, has integrated Mako 4 SmartRobotics Technology. The robotic system uses 3D CT-based imaging to create a surgery ...

In 2025 Becker’s has reported on three professional athletes who had spine surgery so far. 1. Denver Broncos safety P.J. Locke announced that he had spinal fusion after the team’s Jan. 12 playoff game ...

Columbus, Ga.-based Hughston Clinic is partnering with Commure to implement the healthcare technology company’s enterprise AI platform across its orthopedic network. The rollout includes Commure’s ...

Witchita-based Kansas Joint & Spine Specialists opened a new clinic in Derby, Kan., according to a Nov. 20 news release shared with Becker’s. The Derby clinic is expected to open in December and ...

James Mooney, MD, is thinking ahead about the future of healthcare from ways AI can support his work as a minimally invasive and complex spine surgeon to a shift toward value-based care. Dr. Mooney, ...

With 25 years since disc replacement was debuted in the U.S., Scott Blumenthal, MD, is looking forward to new opportunities ahead. Dr. Blumenthal of Texas Back Institute in Plano, has made important ...

Value-based care has become one of the most pressing challenges, and opportunities, in orthopedic and spine surgery. Rising costs, increasing case complexity and shifting expectations from patients ...

Shoulder replacements are primed to fully shift to outpatient settings in the near future due to anesthesia, pain management and technique improvements, according to one surgeon. Hayden Baker, MD, an ...

Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how ...

The AxioMed disc replacement implant was found to effectively reproduce key stiffness characteristics and natural-like motion behaviors of the lumbar spine, according to a Nov. 18 news release from ...

AI in spine care has been commonly leveraged to support administrative tasks, but one of its real potentials lies in imaging, David Skaggs, MD, said. Dr. Skaggs, co-director of the Spine Center at ...

Regenerative medicine in spine and orthopedics is a promising area of care with medtech companies pushing into the space and physicians exploring their options. Here’s what spine and orthopedic ...