# Orthopedics This Week



> Orthopedics This Week covers orthopedic industry news, companies, technologies, research, events, and education.



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- [Company Directory](https://orthotw.com/company/directory): Public company profiles and orthopedic market context.
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## Recent Articles
- [Dual-Mobility Hips: More Stability, a Fracture Trade-Off?](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/dual-mobility-hips-more-stability-a-fracture-trade-off.md): Do dual mobility hip constructs elevate fracture risk?
- [DAIR to Be Selective: Keeping the Implant Doesn’t Mean Keeping Every Part](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/dair-to-be-selective-keeping-the-implant-doesn-t-mean-keeping-every-part.md): A newly published 411 patient, 7 hospital study of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society’s DAIR guidelines found a significant problem.
- [Integra LifeSciences Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/integra-lifesciences-reports-third-quarter-2026-financial-results.md): Integra LifeSciences today reported financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2026.
- [When the Tumor Is Gone, but the Rods Aren’t Out of the Woods](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/when-the-tumor-is-gone-but-the-rods-aren-t-out-of-the-woods.md): How heroic and costly is total en bloc spondylectomy (TES)?
- [Big-Toe Fusion: Is “Stay Off It” Still the Best Advice?](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/big-toe-fusion-is-stay-off-it-still-the-best-advice.md): Which joint arthrodesis patients should ambulate early?
- [Medicare’s Joint Replacement Bundle Goes National – and Home](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/medicare-s-joint-replacement-bundle-goes-national-and-home.md): Medicare’s pilot CJR-X program for incentivizing outcomes based care models is going national.
- [Total Joint Orthopedics Secures Growth Financing to Accelerate Commercial Expansion and Product Innovation](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/total-joint-orthopedics-secures-growth-financing-to-accelerate-commercial-expansion-and-product-innovation.md): Debt financing, selected after a comprehensive review of equity, strategic partnership, and debt alternatives, positions TJO to move quickly on inventory, instrumentation, sales channel, and pipeline initiatives built on its industry-leading Efficiency by Design® platform.
- [Alliance Orthopedics Welcomes Dr. Alec Cartagena, Expanding Expertise in Interventional Pain Medicine](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/alliance-orthopedics-welcomes-dr-alec-cartagena-expanding-expertise-in-interventional-pain-medicine.md): Dr. Alec Cartagena joins Alliance Orthopedics bringing extensive procedural experience and expertise in complex spine conditions.
- [Forma Medical Receives U.S. Patent Covering Minimally Invasive Plate Arthrodesis (MIPA™) Methods Across the Foot](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/forma-medical-receives-u-s-patent-covering-minimally-invasive-plate-arthrodesis-mipa-methods-across-the-foot.md): Forma Medical Inc. announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 12,751,749, titled “System for Joint Fixation of Extremity Bone and Related Methods.”
- [Braces, Kickbacks, and a 14-Year Reality Check](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/braces-kickbacks-and-a-14-year-reality-check.md): A boiler room telemedicine scheme netted 39-year-old Mark Loftis $8 million in fraudulent payments…
- [Birmingham Hip Resurfacing at 25 Years: The Case for Being Choosy](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/birmingham-hip-resurfacing-at-25-years-the-case-for-being-choosy.md): A blast from the past. Twenty-five years on, how has the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing worked out?
- [Spine Innovation Announces First Surgery with LOGIC™ Titanium Expandable Interbody System](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/spine-innovation-announces-first-surgery-with-logic-titanium-expandable-interbody-system.md): Spine Innovation, LLC, today announced the successful completion of the first surgery with the LOGIC™ Titanium Implant System.
- [Synergy Spine Solutions® Announces PERFORM International Real-World Study Results for Synergy Disc® at North American Spine Society 2026 Annual Meeting](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/synergy-spine-solutions-announces-perform-international-real-world-study-results-for-synergy-disc-at-north-american-spine-society-2026-annual-meeting.md): The multicenter study found sustained improvements in neck pain and disability, with no device-related adverse events reported during follow-up across five international sites.
- [Small Incisions, Big Standards: ASPN Says Prove You Can Do It](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/small-incisions-big-standards-aspn-says-prove-you-can-do-it.md): ASPN’s position statement proposes improvements to spine surgeon training and assessment.
- [Dr. Tim Herbert, Herbert Screw Inventor, Dies Age 85](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/dr-tim-herbert-herbert-screw-inventor-dies-age-85.md): Dr. Timothy Herbert, of Herbert screw fame, has died at age 85.
- [AI Predicted Distal Junctional Kyphosis Using Radiographs](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/ai-predicted-distal-junctional-kyphosis-using-radiographs.md): How reliably can preop radiographs predict distal junctional kyphosis?
- [TLC590 Achieves Statistically Significant Reductions in Pain and Opioid Use Versus Both Placebo and Liposomal Bupivacaine in Pivotal Phase 3 Trial](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/tlc590-achieves-statistically-significant-reductions-in-pain-and-opioid-use-versus-both-placebo-and-liposomal-bupivacaine-in-pivotal-phase-3-trial.md): TLC BioSciences Corp. today announced positive topline results from its pivotal Phase 3 trial of TLC590.
- [Gastroenterologists Overtake Orthopedic Surgeons as Highest-Paid Physician Recruits, AMN Healthcare Report Finds](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/gastroenterologists-overtake-orthopedic-surgeons-as-highest-paid-physician-recruits-amn-healthcare-report-finds.md): Average physician signing bonus jumps 29% to nearly $50,000 as competition for specialists intensifies.
- [mdlaunch Launches to Get Independent Physicians Found First on AI Search](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/mdlaunch-launches-to-get-independent-physicians-found-first-on-ai-search.md): The AI platform builds an orthopedic, podiatry or pain management website from a physician's name in about five minutes, then keeps writing toward how patients actually search, so more of them find the doctor instead of the hospital.
- [FibroBiologics Presents Preclinical Data on Fibroblast Spheroid-Derived Chondrocyte Spheroids for Degenerative Disc Disease at the North American Spine Society 2026 Annual Meeting](https://orthotw.com/2026/10/fibrobiologics-presents-preclinical-data-on-fibroblast-spheroid-derived-chondrocyte-spheroids-for-degenerative-disc-disease-at-the-north-american-spine-society-2026-annual-meeting.md): FSdC Spheroids preserved disc height better than any other fibroblast-based approach tested in a 12-week rabbit model of degenerative disc disease.

## Recent Press Releases
- [Sutter Health Welcomes Four Leading Spine Surgeons to Build a New Model for Complex Spine Care](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/sutter-health-welcomes-four-leading-spine-surgeons-to-build-a-new-model-for-complex-spine-care-1791828088659): Sutter Health has welcomed four leading spine surgeons to establish the Sutter Advanced Neuroscience & Spine Institute, a new program focused on advancing complex spine care through multidisciplinary expertise, innovative technology, research and education. The program is caring for patients in San Francisco and Northern California and will eventually be housed in Sutter’s new $500 million Advanced Neuroscience & Spine Care Complex, scheduled to open in 2028.
- [Coastal Orthopedics announces addition of new sports medicine specialist](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/coastal-orthopedics-announces-addition-of-new-sports-medicine-specialist-1790352681587): Coastal Orthopedics company-submitted announcement.
- [AlloPort attending AORN OR Excellence in Phoenix AZ September 30](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/alloport-attending-aorn-or-excellence-in-phoenix-az-september-30-1790383905838): AlloPort will be at the AORN OR Excellence event in Phoenix Sept 30
- [FONDREN ORTHOPEDIC GROUP EXPANDS GREATER HOUSTON FOOTPRINT WITH NEW PEARLAND MEDICAL OFFICE AND AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/fondren-orthopedic-group-expands-greater-houston-footprint-with-new-pearland-medical-office-and-ambulatory-surgery-center-1789743074639): Renowned Orthopedic Specialist Dr. Robert Burke leads Fondren Orthopedic’s expansion, bringing advanced orthopedic and surgical care closer to Pearland-area patients
- [Sonex Announces Largest Office-Based Procedure Study for Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Release Confirming Rapid Recovery](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/sonex-announces-largest-office-based-procedure-study-for-ultrasound-guided-carpal-tunnel-release-confirming-rapid-recovery-1789399960369): Sonex Health company-submitted announcement.
- [New Patient-Centred Questionnaire for the Assessment of Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Replacement](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/new-patient-centred-questionnaire-for-the-assessment-of-dissatisfaction-following-total-knee-replacement-1789383041971): InSpired Health Outcomes Ltd company-submitted announcement.
- [Winchester Orthopaedic Associates (WOA) Expands Practice with Addition of Bone and Joint Specialists of Winchester](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/winchester-orthopaedic-associates-woa-expands-practice-with-addition-of-bone-and-joint-specialists-of-winchester-1788968501125): Orthopaedic specialists at WOA’s new location will increase access to comprehensive, physician-led musculoskeletal care in Winchester
- [FONDREN ORTHOPEDIC GROUP MARKS MILESTONE IN DEVELOPMENT OF MAGNETICALLY POWERED KNEE TECHNOLOGY](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/fondren-orthopedic-group-marks-milestone-in-development-of-magnetically-powered-knee-technology-1788296913733): Houston orthopedic surgeons perform first procedure using investigational technology designed to assist knee movement in patients with complex conditions
- [GMReis Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for the VersaLock® Sterile Plating System, Advancing Its Single-Use Trauma Strategy for U.S. ASCs](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/gmreis-receives-fda-510-k-clearance-for-the-versalock-sterile-plating-system-advancing-its-single-use-trauma-strategy-for-u-s-ascs-1787333793547): GMReis has received FDA 510(k) clearance K262537 for the VersaLock® Sterile Plating System, completing 510(k)-cleared sterile implant solutions across its upper and lower extremity plating portfolio and laying the groundwork for procedure-specific single-use trauma sets built for Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
- [Wandercraft Receives FDA Clearance for Eve, the World’s First Self-Balancing Personal Exoskeleton, for Eligible Wheelchair Users Living with Spinal Cord Injuries at Any Level](https://orthotw.com/press-releases/wandercraft-receives-fda-clearance-for-eve-the-world-s-first-self-balancing-personal-exoskeleton-for-eligible-wheelchair-users-living-with-spinal-cord-injuries-at-any-level-1787183683070): Wandercraft company-submitted announcement.