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7 things to know about bone health's rising role in orthopedicsBy Sophie Eydis, Becker's Spine Review · June 2026

Becker's Spine Review named Dr. Shannon Carpenter among the voices defining bone health's rising role in orthopedics, alongside Hospital for Special Surgery and Vanderbilt. The piece maps how CMS's TEAM model is turning bone quality from a post-surgical afterthought into a reimbursement issue, and quotes Dr. Carpenter on the prevention gap and what hospitals now have at stake.

On the reimbursement shift
“Even if you're not one of the chosen hospitals for TEAM, buckle up.”
On why prevention wins
“The average lifespan of a woman in the 1970s was 62 years old. It's now 82 years old.”
“You can replace a heart at this point. But we can't replace your spine.”
On the prevention gap
“90% of patients leave the hospital after a fragility fracture with no diagnosis and no follow-up.”
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