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Intuitive Surgical sues J&J’s Ethicon for ‘legal gymnastics’ over sales rep’s non-compete

August 22, 2016 – By BRAD PERRIELLO Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon is using “intricate legal gymnastics” to sidestep California’s restrictions on non-compete agreements, aiming to prevent its employees from hiring on with Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG), the robot-assisted surgery company alleged last week in a lawsuit. The Golden State’s “labor mobility” statutes mean that non-compete agreements are void. […]

Concussion rates rising significantly in adolescents

August 18, 2016 by Scott Maier   The number of Americans diagnosed with concussions is growing, most significantly in adolescents, according to researchers at UC San Francisco. They recommend that adolescents be prioritized for ongoing work in concussion education, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The findings appear online August 16, 2016, in the Orthopaedic Journal of […]

Concussion rates rising significantly in adolescents

August 18, 2016 by Scott Maier   The number of Americans diagnosed with concussions is growing, most significantly in adolescents, according to researchers at UC San Francisco. They recommend that adolescents be prioritized for ongoing work in concussion education, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The findings appear online August 16, 2016, in the Orthopaedic Journal of […]

Axial Spondyloarthritis: Are We Missing the Diagnosis?

Lead Author Joel D. Taurog, MD Comments – Written by Christopher Chalk, DC, MPH Providers who treat back pain often lack a clear understanding of the presentation, diagnostic workup and treatment options for axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), according to a paper recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Joel D. Taurog, MD, Burnett Professor […]

Comorbidity Burden Associated With Poor Outcomes in Atlantoaxial Fusion

Written by Christopher Chalk, DC, MPH Age and comorbidity burden are associated with higher rates of postsurgical mortality, longer lengths of in-hospital stay, higher hospital charges and a higher probability of being discharged to an outside care facility after atlantoaxial fusion, according to a large, new retrospective study. Joseph Tanenbaum and colleagues from the Center […]

Lumbar Herniated Discs: Diagnostic and Treatment Decision-Making

Written by Christopher Chalk, DC, MPH  The authors present a vignette of an adult male presenting with sudden onset of low back and left leg pain. Although the patient reportedly has no significant medical history, the patient is certain he “slipped a disc” and requests an MRI. The question posed is, “What testing and treatment […]

Vertebroplasty helps reduce acute pain among patients with spinal fractures

WASHINGTON, August 19, 2016–Vertebroplasty is a safe and effective procedure to reduce acute pain and disability in patients who have experienced spinal fractures within a 6-week period, according to a new study published this week in The Lancet. In this procedure, a special cement is injected in the fractured vertebra to stabilize the fracture and relieve […]

A Better Way to Build Your Distributorship

By Drue De Angelis – August 18, 2016 A New Web App for Distributors Surg.io launches new site built exclusively for Orthopedic and Spine Distributors to enhance their workflow and create greater efficiencies in a cost conscious healthcare marketplace. “Most of the sales channels in the orthopedic implant industry have fewer than seven people in […]

Medical device makers reimagine themselves for value-based care

By Mike Miliard – August 18, 2016 Medical devices aren’t just for diagnosis, monitoring and treatment anymore. A new study from PwC shows how evolving technologies and the imperatives of value-based care are causing many manufacturers to rethink what they bring to market, offering a wider array of tools to help patients and physicians improve quality and […]

SeaSpine Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Expandable Interbody Platform Technologies

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 18, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  SeaSpine Holdings Corporation(NASDAQ:SPNE), a global medical technology company focused on surgical solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders, today announced that it is has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of NLT Spine Ltd. (NLT), an Israel-based medical device company developing […]

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