Orthopedics This Week

Smith+Nephew’s new FLOW FLEXTEND™ COBLATION™ Wand improves access¹* and resection efficiency²** for complex hip procedures vs. fixed-angle options

LSQoL: A New and Better Spine Patient Outcome Measure?

Time for a better patient outcome measure than ODI? LSQoL (aka: Lumbar Surgical Quality of Life) might be the ticket.

Rethinking Mechanical Risk in Elderly Spinal Deformity Surgery

Terrific new study intelligently, with data, reviews outcomes for elderly spine patients.

Global Scoliosis: 5.4 Million Kids and a Few Surprises

Truly impressive study (57,701 papers reviewed!!) tries to put a global number on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis incidence.

OFIX 1H 2026: Limb Recon Leads, Spine Gains Traction, Europe’s Plot Twist

Orthofix looks like a duck: Smooth on the surface, paddling like hell underneath.

The Blueprint of OrthoCarolina and Advocate Health’s New Deal

One large hospital system and one large physician ortho practice decide to “affiliate.” Mazel Tov?

The World's Largest Ortho Supplier Looks Beyond Implants

Zimmer Biomet delivered the type of quarter mature market leaders hope to produce.

The Best Orthopedic Hospital in America Doesn't Have a Trauma Center

The U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings have been released, and, in orthopedics, a familiar hospital took the top spot yet again…

Can Weight Loss Replace Knee Replacement?

Terrific new peer reviewed study, the INKA trial, asked a very clear question: Can weight loss prevent or delay knee arthroplasty?

Anika: Record Revenue, Strong Margins, and Good News

If you only glance at Anika Therapeutics' second-quarter earnings, you might think it's just another financial report…look a little closer.

Is Alphatec Building the Apple Ecosystem of Spine Surgery?

Is Alphatec the APPLE of spine surgery? CEO Pat Miles repeatedly says he is building an ecosystem for spine surgery.

Spineart Announces FDA Approval of BAGUERA® C Cervical Disc