Orthopedic surgery: from the daily briefing

Every daily briefing item tagged orthopedic surgery, newest first. The weekly roundup is on the orthopedic surgery page.

• Nov 3, 2026Decompression with or without fusion across subgroups with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: target trial emulationEvidence
• Oct 30, 2026Recall notice posted for Smith & Nephew EVOS 3.5 mm lateral proximal tibia plateIncident
• Oct 28, 2026High-volume injections show no clear 12-month benefit over sham for midportion Achilles tendinopathyEvidence
• Oct 27, 2026Trial compares long, short and mini splints after finger flexor tendon repair in 430 patientsEvidence
• Oct 26, 2026FDA clears RIVANNA machine learning module that color-codes bone on automated musculoskeletal ultrasoundShareRegulation
• Oct 26, 2026Preoperative intranasal oxytocin tested to prevent acute stress disorder after traumatic fracture surgeryEvidence
• Oct 24, 2026Phantom Neuro implants first patients in Australia with a sensor that reads forearm muscle signals to control a prosthetic handShareEvidence
• Oct 23, 2026Orthoscan VERSA mini C-arm cart recalled over weld defect that may let the monitor arm separateIncident
• Oct 22, 2026restor3d recalls MTP implants found in the field without sterilization exposureIncident
• Oct 19, 2026CMS deputy administrator says "a lot of things" about WISeR, Medicare's AI prior-authorization pilot, are not workingShareRegulation
• Oct 16, 2026Zimmer Biomet extends exclusive deal to sell THINK Surgical's handheld TMINI knee robotShareMoney