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Keep the Remnant, Vent the Bone: A New Rotator Cuff Strategy
One Plate or Two for Proximal Humerus ORIF?
How Many Hours Are Enough? Rethinking Brace Prescriptions in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
GLP-1 Drugs and Joint Replacement: A 90-Day Signal Surgeons Can’t Ignore
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Dr. Gabriele P. Jasper, MD (1955–2026)
Jul 23, 2026
10% of Surgeons Leave Their Profession Mid-Career
Jun 5, 2026
Martin ‘Marty’ Altshuler Dies Age 65
May 27, 2026
A Spine Surgeon Built an AI Tool to Solve One of the OR’s Most Frustrating Problems. 50,000 Users Later, It’s Just Getting Started
May 6, 2026
Michael Parks, M.D. Steps into AAOS Presidential Line
Apr 20, 2026
UCSF Taps Rajiv Sethi to Lead Spine Surgery
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View allWhen the Curve Gets Steeper, Does the Skeleton Get Softer?
What’s the connection between nutritional health, BMI, bone density, and the magnitude and direction of adolescent scoliosis curves?
Do Weak Muscles Mean Worse Spine Surgery Outcomes?
Really interesting study. Tackles the issue of frail spine patients and offers reassuring news. 153 frail, weak hand grip patients. Decompression vs Fusion.
After 7 Years, Shockwave Patients Had Fewer Re-Ops
At nearly seven years, extracorporeal shockwave therapy and ultrasound-guided needling produced similarly excellent outcomes…
Wide Awake, Faster Out? WALANT Meets MICA in Hallux Valgus Surgery
For orthopedic surgeons performing minimally invasive hallux valgus correction, the osteotomy may be small, but the perioperative footprint is not.
AlloPort Launches on September 1 Leveling the Playing Field for Accredited Tissue Banks and Expanding Hospital Access to Allografts
AlloPort today announced its planned public launch on September 1, 2026, followed by its industry debut at the AATB Annual Conference in San Francisco on October 4.
Medtronic announces cash dividend for second quarter of fiscal year 2027
The board of directors of Medtronic plc approved the company’s cash dividend for the second quarter of fiscal year 2027 of $0.72 per ordinary share.
Paradigm Appoints Jim Ryan to Board of Directors
Aclarion Announces Addition of University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix as CLARITY Trial Site
Aclarion, Inc., announced the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix as a new clinical site in its CLARITY (Chronic Low bAck pain Randomized Independent Trial studY) trial.
Laminoplasty: Great operation. But what can go wrong?
Cervical laminoplasty with reconstruction has earned its place in the spine surgeon’s toolbox.
The Forgotten Motion After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
Tucking in a shirt, managing a belt, washing the back, fastening clothing, and attending to toileting are foundational to patient satisfaction after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.
Laminoplasty Cuts Reoperation Risk – but Don’t Put Away the Rods Yet
A 4,412 patient study compared laminoplasty with cervical fusion outcomes. Good study.
The Robot Stayed Late, but the Patient Left Early
This VCU, Duke and Northeastern Ohio team compared robotic assist surgery to “free-hand” surgery in unicompartmental knee surgery. Who won?
