Orthopedics This Week

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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?

4. The World's Largest Ortho Supplier Looks Beyond Implants

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

5. 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…

6. 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?

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Spineart Announces FDA Approval of BAGUERA® C Cervical Disc

10. Pulmera Announces First Clinical Uses of CBeam™ 3D Imaging Platform

    First clinical uses include three spinal procedures, demonstrating CBeam™'s ability to deliver advanced intraoperative 3D imaging using existing surgical C-arm systems.

11. Enabling technology is moving out of the cart and into the surgeon’s field of view.

    Ruthless Spine technology will integrate with both NuEyes wearable platforms, bringing real-time intraoperative angular measurements...

12. Medartis launches TITAN Nail System for intramedullary fixation of hand fractures in the US

13. Neuralytix Announces Full Commercial Availability of the iD3 System

    Neuralytix Announces Full Commercial Availability of iD3 System for Intraoperative Nerve Assessment in Spine Surgery

14. Combat Veteran, Navy Orthopaedic Surgeon Receives OREF Clinical Research Award for On-the-Ground Research

    Combat Veteran, Navy Orthopaedic Surgeon Receives OREF Clinical Research Award for On-the-Ground Research

15. Compliance Isn't Optional: SpineFrontier CFO Pleads Guilty

    Here’s the latest chapter in the ongoing, multi-year SpineFrontier litigation saga.