X, a mandatory nationwide joint replacement payment model starting Jan. 2028 — 8 things orthopedic surgeons need to know.

Rick Wright, MD, has been named as president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.  Dr. Wright, who is also chair of orthopedic surgery, chief medical officer and senior vice ...

Three orthopedic providers reached the last-patient-out stage in an FDA study evaluating a patient-facing AI platform for postoperative care developed by clinical AI company RecovryAI. The 15-month ...

Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati retained The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery. The certification acknowledges healthcare organizations that ...

MiMedx Group entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sanara MedTech in a cash-and-stock transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $350 million. Under the agreement, Sanara ...

Fracture prevention is emerging as a larger priority for health systems as providers seek to improve outcomes for an aging population while reducing avoidable hospitalizations and repeat procedures.

Motion preservation has gone from a niche concept to one of the biggest shifts in spine surgery. As artificial disc replacement, minimally invasive techniques and other fusion alternatives continue to ...

Spine’s technology pipeline has rarely looked fuller. In the first seven months of 2026, Becker’s has reported on devices ranging from personalized implants to cost-effective iPhone based navigation ...

The next spine practice to sell may not be the weakest independent group. It may be the one a buyer can scale fastest. Health systems and physician-led pain and spine platforms have both acquired ...

Advances in robotics, minimally invasive procedures, sports medicine, joint preservation and fracture care are reshaping orthopedic surgery. Across the country, a new generation of orthopedic surgeons ...

Orthopedic and general surgery medtech company Conmed reported $152.3 million in orthopedic surgery sales during the second quarter of 2026, according to a July 29 news release from the company.  Here ...

For orthopedic surgeons, the threshold for surgery is rarely set by an X-ray — it’s set by the patient. While most orthopedic conditions can first be treated conservatively, five surgeons say the ...