4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (230+ words) Ventris Medical received more patent coverage for its Backpack system, according to a May 27 news release. The patent strengthens the company's intellectual property for the Backpack bone graft containment system, which is designed to support spinal fusions. It a bioresorbable…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (520+ words) Spine surgery is rapidly evolving as minimally invasive procedures, robotics, AI-guided surgical planning and motion-preserving techniques transform how complex spinal conditions are treated. Across the western U. S. , spine surgeons are helping drive that innovation while advancing research, training the next generation…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (405+ words) As the spine surgery landscape shifts, so does the workforce needs at spine practices. Evolving complexities in both spine care and billing needs have created gaps where crucial roles are harder to hire and retain. Spine leaders discuss how they…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (243+ words) The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons are calling for an immediate end to clinically unfounded insurance denials implants commonly used in cervical spinal fusions, according to a May 11 news release. In a multi-society position statement,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (215+ words) Advent Health in Kansas City has launched the Advent Health Neuroscience Institute in Shawnee Mission, Kan." The institute will provide diagnosis and treatment of conditions including brain and spine tumors, back pain and scoliosis and complex and chronic pain, according…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (253+ words) The following neurosurgeons stand out for their clinical expertise, scientific contributions and leadership in driving breakthroughs in research, surgery and academic medicine. Editor's note: This is not a comprehensive or ranked list. Becker's does not endorse any individual featured. To…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (557+ words) Payers have historically treated spine surgery as a default hospital procedure, but that assumption is increasingly at odds with clinical reality. Advances in minimally invasive techniques, enhanced recovery protocols, and rigorous patient selection have made outpatient spine surgery a safe,…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (153+ words) Vinod Muniswamy, MD, performed Kentucky's first case using the Max More Spine endoscopic system, Georgetown-based Center Point Health said in a May 22 news release. Dr. Muniswamy performed an endoscopic discectomy and endoscopic rhizotomy using the system. It is designed to…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (264+ words) Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Health is offering a new thumb joint replacement procedure for patients with thumb arthritis." Nathan Morrell, MD, an associate professor of orthopedics at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, is the first hand…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (236+ words) Gallatin, Tenn. -based Highpoint Health Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas has added the CORI surgical system for knee replacement procedures." The surgeon-guided robotic platform provides real-time imaging and guidance during surgery to support more precise implant placement and joint alignment…...