Gregory Martin, MD, performed the first two 3D-designed, primary total hip replacement surgeries in the U.S. using the ConforMIS Hip System at JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, Fla.

DePuy Synthes launched the Concorde Lift Expandable Interbody Device in the U.S. as part of a new minimally invasive spine procedural solution.

Here are 14 new minimally invasive spine device launches or releases in 2018 so far.

Here are 10 studies on minimally invasive spine devices and procedures for 2018 so far:

Here are seven minimally invasive spine surgeons who joined new practices or took on new roles in 2018.

Shelton, Wash.-based Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics welcomed minimally invasive spine surgeon Ryan Halpin, MD, according to the Thurston Talk.

Neurosurgeon Navraj Heran, MD, performed the 100th surgical implantation of Aurora Spine's Zip Ultra minimally invasive interspinous device at False Creek Healthcare Centre in Vancouver, Canada.

The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System was developed to improve patient-reported outcomes inefficiencies.

Spine surgery device company GS Medical launched the AnyPlus Extended Tab Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw system.

Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center published a guide to treatments for back pain sufferers, including non-surgical and minimally invasive spine surgery options.

West Orange, N.J.-based Atlantic Spine Center added Jason Arora, DO, to the team, according to pharmiweb.com.

Life Spine is holding cadaveric labs highlighting its SImpact Sacroiliac Joint Fusion system.

Jackson, Wyo.-based St. John's Medical Center installed Stryker's Mako Robotic Arm System, according to Jackson Hole News & Guide.

The global surgical robotics market is expected to reach $12.6 billion by 2025, according to a BIS Research report.

Here are five companies with minimally invasive spine surgery devices and technologies making a splash in the industry.

M. Daniel Eggart, MD, became the first surgeon in the Charleston, S.C., area to perform a minimally invasive posterior cervical fusion, according to the South Strand News.

Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center researchers investigated if the day of surgery impacted minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion length of stay and costs.

Vertiflex, a medical device company developing minimally invasive lumbar spinal stenosis treatment solutions, appointed Ray Baker, MD, and Richard Mott to its board of directors.

A new study compared surgical outcomes of Inspired Spine's oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion to transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients with body mass index of 30 or greater.

Phillip Kravetz, MD, joined Physician Partners of America.