Bones & joints
Flagler Health has raised US$50m in Series B funding to expand its AI software for musculoskeletal (MSK) care clinics across the US. The software covers triage, care management, billing and patient communications and now serves thousands of providers across more than 36 states. The Series B was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with SignalFire, Alumni [...]
Changes in gene activity may reveal new drug targets for chronic back pain by showing how spinal discs break down, zebrafish research suggests. The changes can cause minerals to build up in the spine, similar to unwanted bone forming in the wrong place, making it harden. Dr Erika Kague, study lead from [...]
A new private rehabilitation hospital planned for Stoke Mandeville, England, will bring robotic gait training, virtual and augmented reality therapy and AI-enabled recovery facilities together under one roof, in a setup its backers say is rarely found in a single rehabilitation setting. Complex care provider Active Care Group and charity partner WheelPower have announced an [...]
Flok Health has raised US$12.5m to expand its AI physio service for back pain in the UK and overseas. The Cambridge-based health technology company will use the Series A funding to expand its back pain service, add new treatment areas and enter overseas markets. Flok runs an AI-led physiotherapy clinic that offers video-based assessments and [...]
From saving surgeons’ precious time, to reducing surprises and clinical risks in theatre, cutting MDT time in half, and informing decisions before procedures, surgical teams in the SWASH+ consortium of NHS trusts are embracing a ’game changer’ in orthopaedic planning technology with Sectra. David Howard, orthopaedic surgical practitioner at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, gives [...]
Orthofuse has raised £2.2m in a seed round to develop 3D-printed implant systems designed to improve safety and efficiency in orthopaedic surgery. The orthopaedic medtech company is developing implants for orthopaedic trauma and spinal degenerative conditions, procedures that can be technically demanding and time-sensitive, particularly when bone quality is poor. Orthofuse said current implant systems [...]
Flok Health has rolled out digital physio across 11 NHS areas in England, extending its app-based service to more than 2.4 million patients. The expansion follows pilot programmes in 2025, as the NHS looks to digital provision for musculoskeletal (MSK) care, which covers conditions affecting muscles, bones and joints, including back pain. The service offers [...]
Emergency departments and minor injury units across Northern Ireland are now benefitting from AI that helps clinicians accurately and efficiently identify bone fractures – deployed rapidly and at scale through Sectra Amplifier Services. Sectra Amplifier Services, provided by Northern Ireland's enterprise imaging partner Sectra, enables healthcare organisations to integrate AI tools directly into their existing [...]
Researchers will test linking step-count data from wearables with health records to see how knee replacement surgery affects patients. The study will combine data already gathered inside and outside the health service, linking smartphone and fitness-tracker information with surgical records. Knee osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease and the most common reason for replacement surgery, affects [...]
RevBio has FDA approval to start a 20-patient pilot testing Tetranite “bone glue” in complex wrist fractures. The study will assess safety and efficacy in multi-fragment wrist fractures, including those involving joint surfaces. Tetranite is osteoconductive, meaning it supports new bone growth along its surface. RevBio says Tetranite can fill gaps, fix fragments and work [...]
