https://orthotw.com Orthopedic industry news, research, and innovation. en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:45:00 GMT https://orthotw.com/2026/06/depuy-ups-the-nav-and-robotics-imaging-stakeshttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/depuy-ups-the-nav-and-robotics-imaging-stakesTue, 09 Jun 2026 12:45:00 GMTDePuy Synthes just made a strategic call and investment in a different OR imaging setup.Carl StearnsLarge Joints and Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/06/glp-1s-walk-into-the-arthroplasty-suitehttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/glp-1s-walk-into-the-arthroplasty-suiteTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMTPatients once stuck between weight loss advice, diabetes management, BMI cutoffs, and joint pain now arrive with a medication class that can move weight and glucose in ways orthopedics cannot ignore.Carl StearnsLarge Joints and Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/06/spinefrontier-cfo-pleads-guiltyhttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/spinefrontier-cfo-pleads-guiltyMon, 08 Jun 2026 16:45:00 GMTAditya Humad, 41, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, the CFO of SpineFrontier, Inc., pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute.Carl StearnsLegal & Regulatory and Reimbursement https://orthotw.com/2026/06/cervical-disc-arthroplasty-double-the-discs-double-the-troublehttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/cervical-disc-arthroplasty-double-the-discs-double-the-troubleMon, 08 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMTWhat happens when one artificial disc becomes two? Does adding another level double the benefit — or double the trouble?Tracey RomeroSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/06/pediatric-scoliosis-hardware-break-pointshttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/pediatric-scoliosis-hardware-break-pointsMon, 08 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMTYoung patients — average age 7 years — with early onset scoliosis present surgeons with an entirely unique set of problems.Carl StearnsSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/06/auxano-medical-launches-newly-redesigned-website-showcasing-arkeo-and-intreped-orthopedic-implant-technologies-1780587786698https://orthotw.com/2026/06/auxano-medical-launches-newly-redesigned-website-showcasing-arkeo-and-intreped-orthopedic-implant-technologies-1780587786698Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:01:33 GMTRedesigned website highlights proprietary Auxano® osseointegration technology and growing foot & ankle implant portfolio. https://orthotw.com/2026/06/the-vancouver-classification-gets-a-30-year-checkuphttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/the-vancouver-classification-gets-a-30-year-checkupFri, 05 Jun 2026 16:15:00 GMTThirty years is a long time for a fracture classification to survive in orthopedics without being buried under subtypes, modifiers, committee language, and a small pile of “helpful” additions.Carl StearnsTrauma https://orthotw.com/2026/06/10-of-surgeons-leave-their-profession-mid-careerhttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/10-of-surgeons-leave-their-profession-mid-careerFri, 05 Jun 2026 16:15:00 GMTThe surgical workforce leak is not just waiting politely by the retirement cake.Carl StearnsPeople In The News https://orthotw.com/2026/06/orthopedic-pay-among-the-best-but-nobody-threw-a-paradehttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/orthopedic-pay-among-the-best-but-nobody-threw-a-paradeFri, 05 Jun 2026 15:06:00 GMTOverall physician compensation had a better year in 2025, and orthopedic surgeons retained their perennial spot near the top of the list. Carl StearnsLegal & Regulatory and Reimbursement https://orthotw.com/2026/06/the-eternal-question-steroid-use-in-spinal-metastaseshttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/the-eternal-question-steroid-use-in-spinal-metastasesFri, 05 Jun 2026 11:07:00 GMTA patient rolls into the ED with progressive weakness, an MRI glowing like Times Square, and someone inevitably asks the question: “What’s the dex dose?”Tracey RomeroSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/06/modmed-announces-u-s-orthopaedic-partners-enterprise-wide-rollout-of-the-ai-powered-practice-to-over-55-locationshttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/modmed-announces-u-s-orthopaedic-partners-enterprise-wide-rollout-of-the-ai-powered-practice-to-over-55-locationsThu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTReplacing nine legacy systems with a unified platform has already resulted in saving an estimated 30,000 staff hours and brought revenue collection to under 30 days.TJ HalvorsonCompany News https://orthotw.com/2026/06/peptide-growth-factor-p-15l-beats-autograft-in-tlif-trialhttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/peptide-growth-factor-p-15l-beats-autograft-in-tlif-trialThu, 04 Jun 2026 11:53:00 GMTTwo-hundred-ninety patients with degenerative were treated with either autograft or Cerapedics Inc.’s PearlMatrix P-15 Peptide Enhanced at 33 U.S. sites.Carl StearnsSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/06/the-cervical-cord-vs-the-bladder-who-wins-after-surgeryhttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/the-cervical-cord-vs-the-bladder-who-wins-after-surgeryWed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMTThen the patient leans in and asks: “Doc…but what about my bladder?”Tracey RomeroSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/06/the-bur-heard-around-arthroscopy-jpi-wins-2026-aana-lightbulb-awardhttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/the-bur-heard-around-arthroscopy-jpi-wins-2026-aana-lightbulb-awardWed, 03 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMTOrthopedic surgeons know how to “get the perfect angle” during arthroscopy. Tracey RomeroSports Medicine https://orthotw.com/2026/06/lenoss-medical-inc-selected-for-prestigious-medtech-innovator-2026-accelerator-cohorthttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/lenoss-medical-inc-selected-for-prestigious-medtech-innovator-2026-accelerator-cohortTue, 02 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMTLenoss Medical--one of 65 startups chosen from over 1,800 global applicants to participate in the world’s leading MedTech accelerator.TJ HalvorsonCompany News https://orthotw.com/2026/06/unitedhealthcare-nixing-prior-authorizationhttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/unitedhealthcare-nixing-prior-authorizationTue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMTNot a headline we thought we’d ever see: UnitedHealthcare Nixing Prior Authorization?Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.Legal & Regulatory and Reimbursement https://orthotw.com/2026/06/revolutionary-3d-motion-capture-imaging-lands-in-u-shttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/revolutionary-3d-motion-capture-imaging-lands-in-u-sTue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMTImaging that doesn’t force patients to lie still? Now, ORA Orthopedics is changing that equation in a big way.Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.Upper Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/06/postpartum-back-pain-the-sacrum-surprisehttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/postpartum-back-pain-the-sacrum-surpriseTue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT21.7% misdiagnosis because the cause of back pain was so easy to explain away? Seriously? We’re talking postpartum women with back pain.Carl StearnsSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/06/its-all-in-the-uka-details-a-2-millimeter-taxhttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/its-all-in-the-uka-details-a-2-millimeter-taxMon, 01 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMTTwo millimeters, roughly the size of a sesame seed or the thickness of a nickel, may not sound like much.Carl StearnsLarge Joints and Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/06/dialing-up-the-most-effective-lateral-epicondylitis-therapyhttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/dialing-up-the-most-effective-lateral-epicondylitis-therapyMon, 01 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMTPatients with lateral epicondylitis probably do not care whether the shock wave is radial, focused, low-energy, or medium-energy.Carl StearnsUpper Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/06/instrumented-vs-non-instrumented-fusion-in-elderly-patientshttps://orthotw.com/2026/06/instrumented-vs-non-instrumented-fusion-in-elderly-patientsMon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTInstrumented or non-instrumented lumbar fusion? Is that still a thing?Tracey RomeroSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/fancy-pain-block-familiar-resulthttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/fancy-pain-block-familiar-resultFri, 29 May 2026 18:00:00 GMTIn “failing” this study delivered an important pain management insight for total hip arthroplasty surgeons…Carl StearnsLarge Joints and Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/05/surgentec-secures-fda-clearance-for-ion-c-now-navigation-compatiblehttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/surgentec-secures-fda-clearance-for-ion-c-now-navigation-compatibleFri, 29 May 2026 16:19:44 GMTSurGenTec, LLC today announced that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its ION-C™ navigation instruments for use with the ION-C™ posterior cervical facet fixation implant.TJ HalvorsonLegal & Regulatory and Reimbursement https://orthotw.com/2026/05/peptides-for-knee-oa-wheres-the-evidencehttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/peptides-for-knee-oa-wheres-the-evidenceFri, 29 May 2026 16:00:00 GMTInjectable peptides have had a terrific marketing run in the worlds of sports medicine and knee osteoarthritis (OA).Carl StearnsSports Medicine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/autografts-quiet-crew-may-be-doing-the-fusion-workhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/autografts-quiet-crew-may-be-doing-the-fusion-workFri, 29 May 2026 14:00:00 GMTIliac crest autograft may not win because mature bone cells survive the trip. It may win because the right progenitors DO.Carl StearnsSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/the-suggestible-orthopaedic-large-language-modelhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/the-suggestible-orthopaedic-large-language-modelThu, 28 May 2026 18:00:00 GMTTodays AI models, do not have either critical thinking nor life experience logic. They do math ok, but not user misdirection.Carl StearnsLegal & Regulatory and Reimbursement https://orthotw.com/2026/05/ventris-medical-announces-the-award-of-additional-patent-claims-for-its-novel-backpack-bone-graft-containment-systemhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/ventris-medical-announces-the-award-of-additional-patent-claims-for-its-novel-backpack-bone-graft-containment-systemThu, 28 May 2026 17:34:13 GMTVentris Medical has secured additional patent coverage for its innovative Backpack bone graft containment system, reinforcing the company’s commitment to advancing surgical solutions.TJ HalvorsonLegal & Regulatory and Reimbursement https://orthotw.com/2026/05/novosource-receives-fda-clearance-for-steriknee-single-use-total-knee-instrument-systemhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/novosource-receives-fda-clearance-for-steriknee-single-use-total-knee-instrument-systemThu, 28 May 2026 17:13:01 GMTNovoSource announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for SteriKnee™, a sterile, pre-assembled, single-use instrument system designed for use with the NovoKnee Total Knee System.TJ HalvorsonLegal & Regulatory and Reimbursement https://orthotw.com/2026/05/vb-spine-signs-master-agreement-with-apolo-medicahttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/vb-spine-signs-master-agreement-with-apolo-medicaThu, 28 May 2026 16:53:05 GMTVB Spine announced that it has signed a Master Service Agreement with Apolo Medica to begin distribution of VB Spine products in Mexico.TJ HalvorsonCompany News https://orthotw.com/2026/05/atreon-and-renovoderm-put-tendons-and-wounds-under-one-synthetic-roofhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/atreon-and-renovoderm-put-tendons-and-wounds-under-one-synthetic-roofThu, 28 May 2026 16:00:00 GMTTwo rapidly growing synthetic biomaterials platforms, Atreon Orthopedics and RenovoDerm, have merged and the synergies are clear.Carl StearnsCompany News https://orthotw.com/2026/05/ortho-supplier-sentenced-to-16-years-fined-111-millionhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/ortho-supplier-sentenced-to-16-years-fined-111-millionThu, 28 May 2026 14:00:00 GMTThe money trail was not exactly subtle — DOJ says French laundered about $225,000 in cash from a Mississippi bank.Carl StearnsLegal & Regulatory and Reimbursement https://orthotw.com/2026/05/more-surgeries-better-outcomes-maybe-nothttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/more-surgeries-better-outcomes-maybe-notWed, 27 May 2026 17:30:00 GMTFewer ortho surgeries, worse outcomes for shoulder arthroplasty?Carl StearnsLarge Joints and Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/05/martin-marty-altshuler-dies-age-65https://orthotw.com/2026/05/martin-marty-altshuler-dies-age-65Wed, 27 May 2026 17:00:00 GMTIt is with sadness that we publish this celebration of the life of Martin “Marty” Altshuler, one of the best known, loved and respected executives in the spine and orthopedic community.Robin YoungCompany News https://orthotw.com/2026/05/think-surgical-announces-the-tmini-miniature-robotic-system-5000th-procedure-milestonehttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/think-surgical-announces-the-tmini-miniature-robotic-system-5000th-procedure-milestoneWed, 27 May 2026 16:56:20 GMTTHINK Surgical, Inc. today announces that its TMINI® Miniature Robotic System has been used in its 5,000th total knee (TKA) procedure.TJ HalvorsonLarge Joints and Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/05/does-timing-matter-in-elderly-thoracolumbar-fractureshttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/does-timing-matter-in-elderly-thoracolumbar-fracturesWed, 27 May 2026 16:00:00 GMTShould you rethink the dogma that every unstable thoracolumbar fracture is a race against the clock?”Tracey RomeroSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/spineguard-obtains-three-new-patents-for-full-protection-in-the-u-s-of-its-innovative-solutions-integrating-dsg-technologyhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/spineguard-obtains-three-new-patents-for-full-protection-in-the-u-s-of-its-innovative-solutions-integrating-dsg-technologyWed, 27 May 2026 14:54:21 GMTSpineGuard announces that three new U.S. patent applications have received notices of allowance from the USPTO.TJ HalvorsonCompany News https://orthotw.com/2026/05/joint-preservation-innovations-wins-2026-aana-lightbulb-award-for-articulator-arthroscopic-burhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/joint-preservation-innovations-wins-2026-aana-lightbulb-award-for-articulator-arthroscopic-burWed, 27 May 2026 14:39:39 GMTFirst and only FDA-cleared articulating rotary cutting instrument recognized at AANA Annual Meeting Innovation Battle.TJ HalvorsonCompany News https://orthotw.com/2026/05/stryker-launches-pangea-plating-system-and-completes-first-case-in-europehttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/stryker-launches-pangea-plating-system-and-completes-first-case-in-europeWed, 27 May 2026 14:11:52 GMTStryker’s Pangea Plating System brings together thoughtfully designed plates and a streamlined instrumentation set, giving surgeons practical options when treating a range of fractures.TJ HalvorsonUpper Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/05/depuy-synthes-announces-agreement-to-acquire-miniature-radiofrequency-tracking-technology-across-its-joint-reconstruction-portfoliohttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/depuy-synthes-announces-agreement-to-acquire-miniature-radiofrequency-tracking-technology-across-its-joint-reconstruction-portfolioWed, 27 May 2026 13:59:32 GMTDePuy Synthes announced a definitive agreement to acquire selective rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize Gemtrack technology across its Joints portfolio.TJ HalvorsonCompany News https://orthotw.com/2026/05/twelve-years-a-spectator-what-tsb-missed-and-what-nobody-else-had-the-guts-to-sayhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/twelve-years-a-spectator-what-tsb-missed-and-what-nobody-else-had-the-guts-to-sayTue, 26 May 2026 22:06:00 GMTLet TSB walk you through twelve years of things you thought nobody was paying attention to. Spoiler alert: someone was.Spine Blogger https://orthotw.com/2026/05/the-spine-surgery-avengers-just-assembled-in-atlantahttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/the-spine-surgery-avengers-just-assembled-in-atlantaTue, 26 May 2026 19:00:00 GMTSomewhere in Atlanta, a lumbar disc probably realized it had absolutely no chance.Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.Spine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/why-cervical-deformity-patients-keep-the-icu-team-awake-at-nighthttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/why-cervical-deformity-patients-keep-the-icu-team-awake-at-nightTue, 26 May 2026 17:00:00 GMTAdult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery is not your straightforward L4–5 decompressions where everyone’s home by dinner.Tracey RomeroSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/cyberchondria-the-new-diagnosis-infecting-u-s-spine-clinicshttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/cyberchondria-the-new-diagnosis-infecting-u-s-spine-clinicsFri, 22 May 2026 14:00:00 GMTDiagnosis: Cyberchondria. Is there a treatment? Yes. This paper has practical advice.Tracey RomeroSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/new-knee-on-the-block-miach-hands-the-scalpel-to-jamal-rushdyhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/new-knee-on-the-block-miach-hands-the-scalpel-to-jamal-rushdyFri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTMiach, the manufacturer of the BEAR implant, has just hired Jamal Rushdy, longtime ortho industry executive, to be its new president and CEO.Elizaabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.Company News https://orthotw.com/2026/05/medtronic-names-supply-chain-veteran-to-power-global-growth-strategyhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/medtronic-names-supply-chain-veteran-to-power-global-growth-strategyThu, 21 May 2026 17:00:00 GMTMedtronic has hired Rogerio Branco, a 33-year veteran executive to be the company’s new SVP and chief operations and supply chain officer.Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.Company News https://orthotw.com/2026/05/hip-arthroplastys-link-to-lumbar-degenerative-disc-diseasehttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/hip-arthroplastys-link-to-lumbar-degenerative-disc-diseaseThu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 GMTNew 1.2 million population study looks at patients who need both hip arthroplasty and lumbar spine decompression, if not also fusion.Carl StearnsSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/advita-ortho-announces-first-clinical-use-of-equinoxe-scapula-reconstruction-systemhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/advita-ortho-announces-first-clinical-use-of-equinoxe-scapula-reconstruction-systemThu, 21 May 2026 13:34:22 GMTAdvita Ortho introduces a dedicated approach to treating complex acromial and scapular spine fractures associated with reverse shoulder arthroplastyTJ HalvorsonSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/what-predicts-rod-fracture-in-adult-deformity-surgeryhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/what-predicts-rod-fracture-in-adult-deformity-surgeryWed, 20 May 2026 16:45:00 GMTRod fracture risk, it turns out, is the result of a stacked series of risk elements, starting with anterior column manipulation…Carl StearnsSpine https://orthotw.com/2026/05/patients-walk-sooner-after-robotic-uka-or-tkahttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/patients-walk-sooner-after-robotic-uka-or-tkaWed, 20 May 2026 16:45:00 GMTUKA versus TKA — but this time the independent variables are robotic assists and remote monitoring.Carl StearnsLarge Joints and Extremities https://orthotw.com/2026/05/medtronic-announces-intent-to-acquire-spr-therapeutics-inc-expanding-care-options-for-people-living-with-chronic-painhttps://orthotw.com/2026/05/medtronic-announces-intent-to-acquire-spr-therapeutics-inc-expanding-care-options-for-people-living-with-chronic-painWed, 20 May 2026 14:19:18 GMTMedtronic plc, a global healthcare technology leader, today announced its intent to acquire SPR Therapeutics, Inc.TJ HalvorsonPain Management & Rehabilitation