Orthopedics This Week

10/28/2025

𝗢𝗧𝗪 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀! 🎟️
October 29 | 7 PM ET

The future of spine surgery is here. Discover how therapeutic spinal implants are revolutionizing patient outcomes with insights from industry leader Jessee Hunt and Dr. Andrew Sama, MD, Chief, HSS Spine Service, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College.

Click here to RSVP: https://blbmeetings.zoom.us/webinar/register/8217507952421/WN_DO-_E3wISbmT-zPkH9X8dw

10/28/2025

Explaining BDD - Government systems aren't supposed to be understood—they're designed to confuse, but Carter breaks down the FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation anyway. This life-saving fast-track could revolutionize your 510k timeline, but there's a critical window you can't miss.

Watch the full episode here: https://bit.ly/47Ftnkd

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10/27/2025

Don't chase what you think you'd love to do, find what you love in whatever you're already doing. Albert DaCosta's philosophy paid off: even after selling his company to Zimmer Biomet in April, he's not treating it as an exit but as fuel for the next level, waking up just as excited about the work as he was before the acquisition.



Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/fitKq7bGoZ8

10/27/2025

𝗢𝗧𝗪 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀! 🎟️
October 29 | 7 PM ET

Join Jessee Hunt, Founder & CEO of 4WEB Medical, and Dr. Andrew Sama, MD, Chief, HSS Spine Service, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, as they explore the transformative shift toward therapeutic spinal implants that deliver functional benefits beyond structural support.

Click here to RSVP: https://blbmeetings.zoom.us/webinar/register/8217507952421/WN_DO-_E3wISbmT-zPkH9X8dw

10/25/2025

The Viral Moment - At AAHKS 2024, VISIE tackled what many said was impossible: live tracking where a camera watches anatomy, predicts its movement through space, and directs a robot to follow it in real-time—no pins, no rigmarole. This spatial computing breakthrough showcases the core of what makes VISIE different: solving complex problems that make surgery simpler.

See VISIE at AAHKS 2025: https://linkly.link/2GY6i

10/24/2025

𝗢𝗧𝗪 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀! 🎟️
October 29 | 7 PM ET

Spinal implants are evolving beyond structural support to deliver therapeutic function. Join Jessee Hunt of 4WEB Medical and Dr. Andrew Sama, MD, Chief, HSS Spine Service, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, for an in-depth discussion on this groundbreaking advancement.

Click here to RSVP: https://blbmeetings.zoom.us/webinar/register/8217507952421/WN_DO-_E3wISbmT-zPkH9X8dw

10/24/2025

The Viral Moment - At AAHKS 2024, VISIE tackled what many said was impossible: live tracking where a camera watches anatomy, predicts its movement through space, and directs a robot to follow it in real-time—no pins, no rigmarole. This spatial computing breakthrough showcases the core of what makes VISIE different: solving complex problems that make surgery simpler.

See VISIE at AAHKS 2025: https://linkly.link/2GY6i0

10/24/2025

InkWell on Every Patient - Temporary tattoos meet complex AI to deliver medical-grade recovery data at a price point that could make post-op monitoring accessible to every patient, not just a select few.

See InkWell Health at AAHKS in Dallas!

Learn more here: https://linkly.link/2GnAi

10/23/2025

Connecting the Dots - Forget measuring tape and guesswork—this AI algorithm tracks post-surgical swelling in real-time by analyzing dot movement in 3D space to calculate precise circumference changes.

See InkWell Health at AAHKS in Dallas!

Learn more here: https://linkly.link/2GnAi

10/23/2025

Sub-Saharan Africa, where medicine in general, but spine trauma care specifically, boils down to the critical essentials What would those be, exactly? We have answers

What spine surgeons in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) really need is a decent neck brace and some ER docs who know when not to roll the patient.

10/23/2025

How accurate is pedicle screw placement using no C-arm, no robot, significantly less radiation but with augmented reality glasses? A new study has the impressive answers.

Picture this: You're standing in the OR, scrubbed in, wearing a headset that doesn’t just look futuristic — it is futuristic.

10/23/2025

New study reveals that a simple measure, UIV+1, can spot elevated risk for proximal junctional kyphosis almost every time. Easy to do. Here are details.

Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is the uninvited guest who shows up in too many adult spinal deformity surgeries.