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    Low, not no infection rate for spinal surgery

    Synthes is “in discussion” with J&J

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    Johnson & Johnson and Synthes announce definitive merger agreement

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    Stryker to acquire Orthovita

    Mazor Robotics launches Renaissance

    Synthes and Eli Lilly sign development and collaboration agreement

    10,000th US patient treated with AxiaLIF lower lumbar fusion technology

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    SeaSpine acquired by Integra LifeSciences

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    Surgery improves quality of life in patients with spinal metastases

    Infuse is safe to use, says Medtronic CEO

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    Olympus Biotech International introduces bone growth factor eptotermin alfa in Europe

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    Spine Pain Management (SPIN) opens new affiliated centre in USA

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    Misonix completes BoneScalpel ultrasonic bone cutting system registration in Brazil

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    Biostat System pilot study shows positive outcomes after 2-year follow up

    nanOss cervical interbody fusion device available in Europe

    UK regulatory body recommends golimumab for ankylosing spondylitis

    Long-term spinal manipulation therapy is beneficial in patients with non-specific chronic...

    Medtronic order independent review of Infuse bone graft

    New beginning programme for spinal cord injuries and disorders is launched

    FDA clears StaXx XDL expandable vertebral body replacement device

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    A substantial number of patients are unnecessarily worried about spine surgery

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    FRAX now available as downloadable desktop application

    New class of stem cell-like cells discovered in spinal cord offers...

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    Universal Clamp spinal fixation system gets paediatric clearance

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    First patient enrolled in spinal decompression surgical system trial

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    Age and comorbidities increase the risk of postoperative complications

    Medtronic awarded US$101.2 million in damages in first round with NuVasive

    DePuy Spine launches the Viper 3D MIS correction set

    NuVasive signs agreement to acquire Impulse Monitoring

    FDA clears Endoskeleton TAS anterior fusion device for the lumbar spine

    Image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery effective and feasible for spinal metastases treatment

    Integra LifeSciences launches anterior cervical plating system

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    Integra LifeSciences announces new president and CEO

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    Benvenue Medical launches Blazer Vertebral Augmentation System at SIR

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    Ascendx Spine expands its distribution network in Europe

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    K2M and Cadwell Laboratories sign partnership

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    Osseon Therapeutics appoints new chief operating officer

    Doubt cast on “gold standard” stand-alone autograft fusion technique

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    75th patient treated with the PerX360° Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion System

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    DFine announces full commercial distribution of the Star Tumor Ablation System...

    FDA clears eSPIN discectomy system

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    Medtronic to acquire China Kanghui Holdings

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    Baxter appoints two new directors to its board

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    EOS imaging system installed at hospital for special surgery in New...

    VertiFlex announces FDA clearance of two key additions to its technology...

    Solvay Specialty Polymers announces availability of Solviva biomaterials in China

    Study demonstrates 94% improvement in back and leg pain for patients...

    Revision open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion does not increase risk of...

    Disproportion of endplates may be a significant and independent risk factor...

    Misonix BoneScalpel subject of new clinical paper

    Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance technology receives Health Canada license

    Medtronic initiates landmark study of neurostimulation therapy for failed back surgery...

    Amedica announces new additions to its executive team

    Integra LifeSciences announces three-year contract with Premier Healthcare alliance

    Chronic pain treatments are failing European patients

    Mizuho Osi opens London showroom

    Baxano’s iO-Tome device receives FDA clearance

    Orthofix launches its Construx mini PEEK titanium composite spacer system

    Life Spine begins limited release of lateral solution systems

    Dfine launches StabiliT ERX

    July intake of new residents and fellows has a minimal effect...

    Impact of adult spinal deformity on physical function similar to impact...

    New spacer using Evonik’s Vestakeep PEEK receives FDA approval

    Adjusting the body’s motor reflexes could improve mobility in patients with...

    TranS1 announces coverage milestone

    CE mark for ApiFix’s adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction system

    Rainer launches new product website

    TranS1 appoints Mark Stautberg to board of directors

    3D conformal treatment planning “significantly better” for spinal cord and bowel...

    New ratio could be used to detect spinal malalignment

    Ascendx Spine receives the Southeast Medical Device Association “Spotlight” award

    Postmarketing study launched for XPED expanding pedicle screw system

    NuVasive announces first patients in Japan treated with the XLIF surgical...

    SpineGuard receives regulatory clearance to sell its PediGuard platform in Russia

    Many highlights at EFORT 2013

    Amedica receives new patent for an artificial disc

    New results for targeted radiofrequency ablation support its use for treating...

    Studies demonstrate effectiveness of minimally-invasive cooled radiofrequency treatment for low-back pain

    Cumulative low back load is a significant risk factor for low...

    Thickness of fat, not BMI, is a significant risk factor for...

    Lanx announces initial launch of ALTA stand-alone system

    TranS1 announces agreement to acquire Baxano

    Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance technology receives regulatory approval in Australia

    New cervical fusion implant system launched

    Invibio Biomaterial Solutions have reached clearance milestones with approved implantable devices...

    Aspen minimally invasive fusion system associated with improved patient outcomes

    NLT Spine opens a subsidiary in the USA

    FDA approves anterior lumbar interbody fusion device

    Totalis direct decompression system successfully used in first patient

    VEO interbody fusion system uses Zeniva PEEK

    DSM signs licence to allow SpineVision to use Bionate II PCU

    Stryker launches new percutaneous pedicle screw system

    No fault compensation schemes do not affect surgery outcomes

    Lumbar fusion is not necessarily the best option in chronic low...

    Valeo device implanted in 10,000th patient

    Spinal surgery study reports use of BoneScalpel for osteoplastic laminoplasty

    Two patents issued for Hatch Medical’s percutaneous spinal stabilisation system

    AANS and CNS now say no to steroids in acute spinal...

    NuVasive will be at ISASS

    K2M launches Venado foam strips and Venado granules bone graft systems

    Hensler Bone Press will be presented at AANS

    Study supports use of Endoskeleton interbody device

    Boston Scientific launches Fixate Tissue Band in the USA

    Significant palliation of spinal tumours with ablation system

    Higher rates of reoperation with interspinous spacer

    Satisfaction is not a guarantee of quality

    First international conference on PEEK research

    New products added to Vertex Select reconstruction system

    NuVasive opens new office in Japan

    K2M launches Vesuvius DBM putty

    Medications used in discography may contribute to disc degeneration

    Percutaneous pedicle screw placement significantly increases risk of facet violation

    FDA approves X-spine’s Zygafix facet fusion system

    Joimax debuts EndoLIF at German neurosurgery conference

    Lanx launches its Timberline lateral modular plate fixation system

    K2M launches MESA small stature system in in Australia, New Zealand,...

    Teriparatide and denosumab combination significantly increases bone mineral density compared with...

    No difference in risk of vertebral artery injury between screw techniques

    Spinal Elements license portfolio of products for the lumbar spine

    NuVasive launches new posterior lumbar fusion procedure

    Still unclear what causes of high prevalence of low back pain...

    Postmarket surveillance data shows low complaint rate with iFUSE implant system

    Rainer’s founding director given Chapman Medal

    Pioneer Surgical Technology announces the launch of Streamline MIS spinal fixation...

    FDA gives 510(k) clearance to Providence Medical Technology’s cervical cage

    New vertebral augmentation system launched

    CE mark for ReDuX Plier instrument for spinal deformity surgery

    Star tumour ablation system offers rapid palliative treatment for radioresistant spinal...

    St Jude Medical signs agreement to distribute Axium neurostimulator system

    rhBMP-2 has little or no clinical benefit over bone graft

    The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia installs EOS imaging system

    Osseon launches Osseoflex CD-H hydraulic cement delivery system

    RSB Spine signs exclusive distribution agreement with JMF of Thailand

    Health Canada gives go ahead to expand spine injury study

    US patent for Pediguard pedicle screw

    Worse progression-free survival with grade I spinal ependymomas compared with grade...

    Physiotherapy may empower disc herniation patients

    Globus launches LATIS minimally invasive expandable lumbar interbody spacer

    New bone graft putty to launch with FDA approval

    St Mary’s Healthcare acquires Mazor Robotics’ renaissance system

    Orthofix announces full-market release and launch of Trinity Elite

    Disc-level canal diameter predicts risk of spinal cord injury after minor...

    Cannulated Pediguard can now be sold in Mexico

    New expandable lumbar interbody spacer launched

    Further studies needed to justify robot-assisted surgery

    Ken Yamada is new chief operating officer of SpineVision

    NuVasive exhibiting at IMAST

    Medtronic launches new screw for its CD Horizon Solera spinal system

    PCM cervical disc continues to maintain motion at five years

    Four new patents for Titan Spine

    New anterior cervical interbody system launched in USA

    RTI completes acquisition of Pioneer

    Boulder Neurological & Spine Association work alongside Justin Parker Neurological Institute...

    Non-idiopathic form of early onset scoliosis is associated with more complications

    Ultrasonic bone cutting system reduces blood loss

    Success criteria in phase III study of Biostat fibrin sealant not...

    Sintea Plustek launches implants made of Zeniva PEEK resin

    Studies support use of 3D imaging in assessing corrective bracing of...

    New pedicle screw fixation system launched

    First MRI-safe neurostimulation device launched

    New data show Aspen MIS fusion reduces risk of recurrent disc...

    Pelvic-incidence lumbar lordosis mismatch may be a primary surgical indicator for...

    Escaping reality is a poor coping method for dealing with spinal...

    IMRIS obtains CE mark for first ceiling-mounted intraoperative CT solution

    CE mark for new minimally invasive fusion system

    AccuLIF expandable interbody devices are now FDA approved

    FDA approval for the Mobi-C disc at one level

    New spinal surgery table launched

    NuVasive expands and relocates UK office

    NASS raises money for surgical equipment at Shriners Hospital

    Switching to denosumab saves money by preventing skeletal-related events

    Cooled saline during bone drilling may reduce upper-limb palsy

    New senior vice president for IlluminOss Medical

    Osseon launches first steerable balloon for managing vertebral compression fractures

    SpineGuard adds new products to its Pediguard platform

    Occupational drivers have a significant risk of low back pain

    Spinal cord injury increases risk of cardiovascular disease

    EUROSPINE wants to become “leading spine society in Europe”

    Benvenue Medical hosting symposium at CIRSE

    New senior vice president for Mazor Robotics

    Joimax will present its MIS fusion system at Eurospine

    New PEEK-based polymer launched

    Slimplicity SOLO anterior cervical plate system is now available in USA

    Titan Spine surface technology may enhance bone growth

    K2M enters spinal device market in France

    Misonix supports Uganda Spine Surgery Mission with Ultrasonic BoneScalpel

    Incidence of spinal trauma has increased in modern warfare

    Improvement with chiropractic treatment is not clinically important

    FDA 510(k) clearance for next generation percutaneous vertebral augmentation

    Allograft product will raise more than US$250,000 for children’s charities

    First surgeries with Precept performed in Japan

    Alphatec to exhibit portfolio of products at EuroSpine

    KIVA vertebral augmentation system lowers cement leakage

    US launch of the XLIF Decade Plate announced

    Deaths due to medical error during spinal surgery are rare

    Apelo MIS Pedicle Screw System launched for percutaneous and mini-open procedures

    SpineGuard to launch two new products from its PediGuard platform at...

    Market launch of three new X-spine spinal implant systems

    Synflate vertebral balloon introduced for osteoporosis-related fractures

    Two-year clinical experiences with Renaissance presented at North American Spine Society...

    mPACT Program for posterior mini-open fixation and fusion procedures launched

    Santorini Small Corpectomy Cage System adds to K2M’s spinal offerings

    William C Watters III named president of North American Spine Society

    Is spinal surgery more risky and less successful than common knee...

    Valeo II fusion device launched

    Antibiotics are insufficient treatment for large epidural abscesses

    Disc degeneration in asymptomatic patients increases risk of low back pain

    Vertebral augmentation increases survival and cost savings

    Breiten illuminated retractor system launched at NASS

    First procedure that allows lateral access to all levels of lower...

    Amedica and K2M partner to expand distribution of silicon nitride interbody...

    SpineGuard obtains regulatory clearance to sell PediGuard Curved and Curved XS...

    Titan Spine and Biomet sign distribution agreement

    Global launch new liquid allograft product

    Helicopters are quicker than ground transportation but do not improve outcomes

    Robot-assisted vertebral augmentation reduces radiation exposure time by 50%

    Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine start using Pediguard

    Canadian Health Ministry approves NeuRx diaphragm pacing system for spinal cord...

    Invibio announces news corporate identity

    New study to investigate higher dose of ISIS-SMN in children with...

    Interspinous process device does not improve short-term outcomes for stenosis patients

    Higher incidence of vision loss with surgeries for spinal deformity correction

    Gregory T Lucier to join NuVasive’s board of directors

    Antibacterial envelope approved for use with spinal cord neuromodulators

    Orthofix International appoints Anthony F Martin to its board of directors

    Titan Spine to hold workshop at DWG German Spine Conference

    iFuse implant system could save Medicare US$660 million

    New study to evalu