New HSS study finds that using robot assistance in total joint arthroplasty LOWERS post-op opioid use. Interesting! Check it ...

In a truly synergistic initiative, a group of senior spine surgeons and interventionalists have formed the Global Spine Initiative. A VERY promising program. Check it out.

Stryker Corporation’s opening quarter of 2025 was, to paraphrase one Wall Street analysts, a “top, middle and bottom beat” ...

ZBH’s Q1 2025 report. That’s the sign of improved operating efficiencies. The ZBH engine is running well. Good start for the ...

Labs at 3 major centers design and test a dramatic new pain treatmeant that targets an entirely new pain receptor. Milestone event. A must-read.

CONMED tried to wrestle supply chain issues into submission for Q1. Made progress, but, as CEO Beyer said, “We have more work ...

Is orthopedics ready for implantable brain chips and telepathic large joint movement? FDA cleared Neuralink’s first implant ...

A novel dual-carrier bone graft system comprised of Hydroxyapatite and Tri-Calcium Phosphate, has been approved for an IDE ...

Two new drugs, one featured in JAMA, are moving through the regulatory gauntlet. One for smokers. The other for obese ...

NuVasive loses patent fight over certain pedicle screws and bone anchors. The winning plaintiff is Roger P. Jackson M.D.

Centinel Spine and its new “Match the Disc” program, fueled a whopping 33% sales growth rate for Q1, 2025. To put that in ...

Rich Mueller, formerly with AcroMed, Theken and NuVasive, is Life Spine’s new President and CEO. Great news for the future of ...