The North American Spine Society recognized five spine leaders this year for their contributions to research, clinical care, advocacy and international education. NASS offers six annual recognition ...

Joanna Kemp, MD, spent nearly a year preparing for an operation she may never perform again. The anatomy was extraordinarily rare. Two 2-year-old girls were conjoined at the head, with shared vascular ...

Arthrex partnered with the International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society. As a Diamond Partner, Arthrex will support the society’s educational activities, scientific meetings, ...

Xenix Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Riva Anchor spinopelvic fixation system. The system is designed to facilitate fusion of the sacroiliac joint at the base of a posterior lumbar or ...

Orthopedic medtech company Enovis became the first industry partner to sponsor multiple American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons registries.  The company, a longtime sponsor of the American Joint ...

Minimally invasive spine surgery keeps redefining itself — not just through new technique, but through new arguments about what “minimally invasive” should even mean. In 2026, that tension is playing ...

For most of my career, the spine patients I saw all told a similar story: pain for a prolonged period of time, multiple primary care visits and too many over-the-counter remedies. Out of options, they ...

The metric that changes a practice rarely shows up in a daily report. For three orthopedic surgeons, it was something they started tracking themselves — a wait time, an outcome score, a range of ...

Tulsa-based Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma has added Maddie O’Sullivan, MD, a rheumatologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatologic and inflammatory conditions. Dr. O’Sullivan ...

Gerald Kadis, MD, a neurosurgeon who practiced at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Ga., for 46 years, died Sept. 16 following an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 80. Dr. Kadis ...

A spine surgeon can decide a fusion, disc replacement or decompression is the right operation. That does not always mean the case will move forward as planned. Across recent Becker’s reporting, spine ...

Smith+Nephew received FDA 510(k) clearance for its LANDMARK Total Knee System and completed the first surgical case using the knee replacement technology. The LANDMARK Knee is designed for total knee ...