By Michelle Cortez Four months ago, Roger, a 55-year-old construction worker from Mooresville, N.C., fell out of a deer stand and was left with a damaged spinal cord and no sensation from the middle of his chest down. Patients with
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By Laura Dyrda K2M launched the EVEREST Deformity Spinal System in the United States. Here are five key notes: 1. K2M completed the U.S. commercial launch of the EVEREST Deformity Spinal System, an expansion of the EVEREST family products, at the Scoliosis
For many office workers, their job has literally become a pain in the neck. While standing desks are becomingly an increasingly popular option for those who suffer physical discomfort at work, a researcher at McGill University in Quebec says her study of treadmill workstations
By David Troxel, MD In almost half of the medical malpractice claims against orthopedists, patients allege improper performance of surgery. However, this claim is made most often because the outcome differs from the patient’s expectation —not because of substandard care.
By Monica Jaramillo High tibial osteotomy along with chondral resurfacing is efficacious for patients with severe medial osteoarthritis and varus malalignment, according to research with a minimum 5-year-follow-up. Researchers prospectively surveyed 85 patients who underwent high tibial osteotomy along with chondral resurfacing
By Michael Sheffield The merger between Memphis-based Wright Medical Group and TornierN.V. has been completed. The new company, Wright Medical Group N.V. (NASDAQ: WMGI) will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Tornier, a Netherlands-based company. The deal, worth more than $3.3 billion, was announced in
By Megan Wood Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Oct. 1, 2015. UW-Madison receives $250k donation for neurosurgery department The department of neurosurgery at University of Wisconsin Madison received a $250,000 donation from the J.P. Cullen Foundation. The
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in AJMC examines patient-reported outcomes for orthopedic care with a web-based quality-of-life questionnaire. The researchers gave a web-based version of the EuroQol 5-diminesion and Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score to 666 patients who received care at two facilities
By Laura Dyrda MedTorque released a new line of TRI-GEAR silicone handle ratcheting for orthopedic and spine surgeries. Here are five key notes: 1. The instrumentation is designed to use three gears with 20 interlocking teeth for both forward and reverse functionality.
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – September 30, 2015) – NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a leading medical device company focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, is proud to announce that the NuVasive Spine FoundationT (NSF), a non-profit organization
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