From first-in-the-nation procedures to new technology debuts, here are 19 milestones in spine and orthopedic surgery, as reported by Becker’s since July 1. Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics opened a walk-in orthopedic center in Center City Philadelphia on Nov. 2, offering evaluations without appointments for patients ages 10 and older. The center ...

Surgeons, not hospitals, drive most of the cost variation in single-level lumbar fusion: Surgeon-level cost variation ran 30 times greater than hospital-level variation, according to research ...

Minimally invasive spine surgery is expanding, but surgeons are drawing a sharper distinction between smaller incisions and better outcomes. While many see clear benefits for routine decompressions ...

Max Zarling, MD, a neurosurgeon and former chief of staff at St. Paul, Minn.-based United Hospital, died Oct. 23 at his home in Edina, Minn., according to an obituary published in The Minnesota Star ...

A single decision in spine surgery can carry financial consequences far beyond the operating room. From a proposed $155.5 million settlement involving allegations of unnecessary procedures to implant ...

Stryker lowered its full-year 2026 guidance after third-quarter results that the company’s chief executive said missed internal expectations. The Portage, Mich.-based medtech company now expects ...

Foot & Ankle Specialists, a foot and ankle surgery and treatment practice, has provided notice of a data breach.  The practice became aware of unusual activity in its network environment on or about ...

As more spine procedures move into ASCs, a financial divide is taking shape: Who captures the revenue from routine outpatient procedures, and who bears the cost of the complex cases that remain in ...

Bon Secours Mercy Health’s planned $5.7 billion acquisition of Surgery Partners would put a national outpatient surgery ...

Physician independence in orthopedics isn’t dying, but it is being redefined. For surgeons, it no longer means a solo practice and a handful of insurance contracts. It means owning the facility, ...

Spine surgeons and health systems are adopting technologies ranging from robotic guidance and patient-specific implants to AI-assisted triage, endoscopic surgery and lower-cost navigation tools.