1. Spine surgeon gets 10-year prison sentence for healthcare fraud Full story

2. Medtronic to expand spine robot capabilities after record Q3 sales Full story

3. Arizona, Connecticut & Florida: 3 new spine, orthopedic institutes Full story

4. Can endoscopic spine surgery be profitable for ASCs? Learn how to determine whether these procedures could benefit your patients and practice during this live virtual event.

5. Physicians leave North Carolina hospital after pay cuts: 5 notes on physicians Full story

6. UCSF neurosurgeons perform 1st case with patient-specific interbody for spinal deformity Full story

7. 10 key reads for spine leaders — NuVasive's 1st acquisition of 2021, Tiger Woods moved to Cedars-Sinai & more Full story

8. What will ignite growth at your ortho or spine practice? Join speakers from  Rush, Yale, Mount Sinai and more at the Becker's Othopedic, Spine + ASC Virtual Event to find out. Click here to register.

9. MpowerHealth invests $7M toward orthopedic value-based programs Full story

10. Was the pandemic good or bad for ASC physician recruitment? Full story

11. Empirical Spine seeks premarket approval for spinal tension band Full story

12. HD LifeSciences CEO joins Ortho RTI board of directors Full story

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