spinal surgery

Financial

Josh SandbergNovember 25, 2015
2,296

Five charged in $600 million California health care fraud scheme

By Dan Whitcomb The former chief financial officer of a California hospital and four other people have been charged in…
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Spine

Josh SandbergSeptember 28, 2015
1,391

Is PEEK cost-effective for spinal surgery? 5 things to know

By Laura Dyrda A new study in the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques examines the cost-effectiveness of PEEK implants for spine surgery. The…
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Spine

Josh SandbergJuly 28, 2015
1,572

Patient Satisfaction Is Good Indicator of Success after Spinal Surgery

July 24, 2015 – Patient satisfaction ratings after surgery for spinal degenerative disease—especially in terms of reduced pain and disability—are…
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Spine

Josh SandbergJuly 18, 2015
2,546

Outer glove removal could reduce postoperative spinal surgery infection: 5 things to know

By Megan Wood A study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques concludes that removing outer gloves before handling instrumentation…
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Josh SandbergJuly 14, 2015
1,619

FDA Clearance for joimax EndoLIF On-Cage: 3D-Printed Fusion Implant

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The German company joimax®, developer of technologies and training methods for minimally invasive endoscopic spinal surgery, today announced…
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Spine

Josh SandbergMay 29, 2015
1,664

Rare spinal surgery performed on 82-year-old Ankylosing Spondylitis patient

Mumbai: For the first time in India, a team of doctors at a city hospital here have successfully performed minimal…
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Recon

Josh SandbergMay 22, 2015
1,904

Vancomycin Powder Shown Useful in Spinal Surgery

By Nancy Melville Washington, DC — The use of intrawound vancomycin powder shows efficacy in the prevention of spinal surgical…
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Spine

Josh SandbergMay 7, 2015
1,690

Safe Orthopaedics’ Products Adopted by the Texas Back Institute, a World-Renowned Hospital in the United States

SAFE ORTHOPAEDICS (Paris:SAFOR) (FR0012452746 – SAFOR), a company developing and marketing an innovative range of sterile implants combined with their single-use surgical…
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Recon

Josh SandbergApril 28, 2015
2,832

New spinal surgery device designed at Delhi hospital

A NEW device called Satnam device for endoscopic surgery, which will smoothen spinal surgery procedures, has been designed at Sir…
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Spine

Josh SandbergApril 28, 2015
1,743

Patient sues hospital, doctors claiming misdiagnosis led to unnecessary spinal surgery

By Kyle Barnett GRETNA – A local hospital and a group of doctors are being sued for allegedly misdiagnosing the…
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Extremities

Josh SandbergApril 28, 2015
1,260

Mazor Robotics’ Guidance System Successfully Completes its 10,000th Procedure

CAESAREA, Israel, Apr 28, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Mazor Robotics Ltd. (tase:MZOR) MZOR, -1.05% a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products,…
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Financial

Josh SandbergApril 20, 2015
2,081

Integra Looks to Spin Off Spinal Surgical Business

By Fred Zucker Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: IART), a diversified medical technology company focused on surgical and tissue regeneration…
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Recon

Josh SandbergApril 16, 2015
1,802

Back Surgery OK for Opioid-Tolerant Patients

By Gale Scott Patients undergoing surgery to treat chronic back or neck pain are often already taking opioids. The drugs…
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Spine

Josh SandbergMarch 26, 2015
2,387

New procedures for neck, tailbone injuries remove pain, restore mobility

Dr. Scott Katzman, a board certified orthopedic surgeon and Tenafly native who has lectured and educated other physicians and companies…
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