Physician in the Loop: Orthopedic Surgery

FX Shoulder Solutions said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Easytech Reversed, which it called the first FDA-cleared stemless reverse shoulder arthroplasty system in the U.S. market. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) said the final 2027 physician fee schedule reduced proposed arthroplasty cuts by nearly 50%, and a meta-analysis of 22 trials found direct oral anticoagulants lowered venous thromboembolism risk after hip replacement.Read this week's roundup and its sources: https://physicianintheloop.org/specialties/orthopedic-surgery/2026-11-01/Get this roundup by email, freeThe voices on this episode are generated by AI, and so is the script, from the week's specialty roundup at Physician in the Loop. Every fact in the roundup links to its source.

A three-hospital randomized trial of 240 patients found a standardized platelet-rich plasma pathway improved 12-month knee osteoarthritis pain more than physician-directed platelet-rich plasma care.A randomized trial of 128 patients found robot-assisted minimally invasive lumbar fusion gave earlier recovery and better screw placement than open fusion but no midterm clinical gain, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a pediatric femoral nail.Read this week's roundup and its sources: https://physicianintheloop.org/specialties/orthopedic-surgery/2026-10-25/Get this roundup by email, freeThe voices on this episode are generated by AI, and so is the script, from the week's specialty roundup at Physician in the Loop. Every fact in the roundup links to its source.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Centinel Spine's prodisc C Nova cervical disc for two-level use, the company said Oct. 14. At the North American Spine Society meeting, Hospital for Special Surgery reported less opioid use after robotic lumbar fusion and Globus Medical previewed a patient-specific implant platform, and Providence Medical Technology announced clearance of a 3D-printed cervical implant.Read this week's roundup and its sources: https://physicianintheloop.org/specialties/orthopedic-surgery/2026-10-11/Get this roundup by email, freeThe voices on this episode are generated by AI, and so is the script, from the week's specialty roundup at Physician in the Loop. Every fact in the roundup links to its source.

Simultaneous bi-unicompartmental knee arthroplasty did not produce better 24-month Forgotten Joint Scores than cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty in an exploratory randomized trial in the Journal of Arthroplasty. Shoulder Innovations began a limited user release of its next-generation InSet Go glenoid implant.Read this week's roundup and its sources: https://physicianintheloop.org/specialties/orthopedic-surgery/2026-10-05/Get this roundup by email, freeThe voices on this episode are generated by AI, and so is the script, from the week's specialty roundup at Physician in the Loop. Every fact in the roundup links to its source.

Two National Joint Registry studies published Sept. 30 in The BMJ found no difference in overall revision risk between robotic and conventional knee or hip replacement. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared an implant aimed at screw loosening in fusion constructs, and a Medicare add-on payment for a peptide bone graft used in lumbar fusion took effect Oct. 1.Read this week's roundup and its sources: https://physicianintheloop.org/specialties/orthopedic-surgery/2026-09-28/The voices on this episode are generated by AI, and so is the script, from the week's specialty roundup at Physician in the Loop. Every fact in the roundup links to its source.