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Why are spine patient satisfaction scores stubbornly low, even if ODI says the patient feels better. This new study foun...
10/07/2025

Why are spine patient satisfaction scores stubbornly low, even if ODI says the patient feels better. This new study found the likely villain of patient satisfaction. Check it out.

So why is your patient looking at you like you just ruined their vacation?

Your next wave of patients may not be retirees in tennis shoes but TikTok dancers and e-sports warriors. Here’s the new ...
10/07/2025

Your next wave of patients may not be retirees in tennis shoes but TikTok dancers and e-sports warriors. Here’s the new study. Check it out.

Yes, your next wave of patients may not be retirees in tennis shoes but TikTok dancers and e-sports warriors.

Remarkable new study reveals that sagittal imbalance literally changes how spine patient’s brains process information, e...
10/07/2025

Remarkable new study reveals that sagittal imbalance literally changes how spine patient’s brains process information, emotions and movement. Check it out.

When the spine wobbles, does the brain scramble?

Can robotic-assisted navigation accurately place thoracic pedicle screws using ONLY MRI imaging — NO CT? This interestin...
10/07/2025

Can robotic-assisted navigation accurately place thoracic pedicle screws using ONLY MRI imaging — NO CT? This interesting study put that to the test. Check it out.

Spine surgeons, rejoice — your robot overlords are now MRI-compatible.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the silent, snoring beast in the room: affecting about a quarter of adults. But is it a...
10/06/2025

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the silent, snoring beast in the room: affecting about a quarter of adults. But is it a risk factor for ACDF? We have the answer. Check it out.

Is obstructive sleep apnea an ACDF risk-factor or a snoozy head-fake?

Can time-resolved CE-MRA detect and localize spinal vascular malformations, cut radiation (and renal function) and cathe...
10/06/2025

Can time-resolved CE-MRA detect and localize spinal vascular malformations, cut radiation (and renal function) and catheterization? Yup, it can. Details here.

Time-resolved contrast-enhanced MR angiography; better, cheaper, faster than digital subtraction angiography?

This retrospective study of nearly two decades of posterior spinal fusions in children — may surprise even the most seas...
10/03/2025

This retrospective study of nearly two decades of posterior spinal fusions in children — may surprise even the most seasoned of spine whisperers. Check it out.

Two tiny patients, one with Rhett’s, one with cerebral palsy. Surgically, how are they alike, how are they not?

Ever wondered whether rigorous patient selection in cervical disc arthroplasty randomized controlled trials (RCTs) skews...
10/03/2025

Ever wondered whether rigorous patient selection in cervical disc arthroplasty randomized controlled trials (RCTs) skews outcomes? This study has answers.

When it comes to CDA, patient selection might just be the most underrated surgical tool in your kit.

): Does having a bionic hip or knee (or both!) ruin the magic of your beautifully decompressed and fused lumbar spine? T...
10/03/2025

): Does having a bionic hip or knee (or both!) ruin the magic of your beautifully decompressed and fused lumbar spine? This study breaks it all down.

Does having a bionic hip or knee (or both!) ruin the magic of your beautifully decompressed and fused lumbar spine?

Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting lands in Phoenix (Oct. 15–18, 2025), for four days of debate, surgic...
10/03/2025

Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting lands in Phoenix (Oct. 15–18, 2025), for four days of debate, surgical pearls, and even a few career-building tips. Here are details.

OTA Annual Meeting lands in Phoenix (Oct. 15–18), promising four days of high-stakes debate, surgical pearls, and maybe even a few career-saving tips.

On this episode of OTW POD, we sit down with Douglas Fairbanks, the CEO of VISIE, whose spatial computing technology is ...
10/01/2025

On this episode of OTW POD, we sit down with Douglas Fairbanks, the CEO of VISIE, whose spatial computing technology is poised to transform how surgeons visualize anatomy in real-time - no pins, no arrays, no extra work required.

What you'll learn: → How 200-micron precision tracking at 25Hz eliminates the pins and arrays surgeons universally hate → The viral demo that had people watching 137 hours of an 11-second video in three days → Why their Austin-based team built a working surgical robot in 3-5 weeks (without a robotics engineer!) → The path from brain surgery origins to becoming the "enabling technology for enabling technologies"

Doug's insights for medtech innovators:

✅ Pattern recognition from thousands of OR hours reveals the real problems worth solving
✅ Capital efficiency (aka "being cheap") keeps startups alive through tough funding cycles
✅ Surgeons + technology working seamlessly = the perfect answer for patient care
✅ True transformation means making everyone else obsolete

This conversation reveals how structured light and shadow measurement at the photon level is creating a "singularity" between digital and physical, promising to free surgeons from computer servitude and let them focus on what matters: treating patients.

🎙️ Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube

YouTube: https://youtu.be/XAv8Zbg_bhI
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dkJTwvuyEqFhY1ttBmqUe?si=ggbfZvP5SIW3RPYa_9Thew

What's the last medical technology that made you say "whoa"? Drop it below! ⬇️

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