Tag: spine
Cycling accidents are the most common cause of sports-related traumatic spine...
Accidents involving cycling are by far the most common cause of sports-related traumatic spine injuries (TSIs) in the USA, according to new research published...
Single-level interspinous implant has inferior patient outcomes compared to single-level laminectomy,...
A single-level titanium interspinous device is associated with inferior patient outcomes when compared to laminectomy alone, a new retrospective study published in the journal Spine has shown.
The study, which was...
New framework prioritising paediatric spine surgeries amid COVID-19 published
As hospitals begin to resume elective procedures, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have outlined a framework for prioritising paediatric spine surgeries during the...
joimax expands presence in Australia
joimax has announced a new partnership with Australian medical device distributor, LifeHealthcare. The two companies have entered into a long-term relationship to provide a...
Zavation launches Z-Span expandable anterior and lateral lumbar plates
Zavation Medical Products has announced the launch of both the Z-Span Expandable Anterior Lumbar Plate and the Z-Span Expandable Lateral Lumbar Plate, plates designed...
Synaptive offers Modus V surgical microscope to spine market
Synaptive Medical will offer its robotic surgical microscope, Modus V, to the spine market as part of an expanded marketing agreement with Stryker. The...
Stryker closes US$1.4B K2M buy
Stryker has closed its US$1.4 billion acquisition of K2M. With the acquisition, K2M will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Stryker, the companies said.
Stryker paid US$27.50 per...
Refining and defining outcome measures in spine surgery
Philip Sell (Leicester and Nottingham, UK) tells Spinal News International that as the field of spine surgery evolves from using generic to more specific...
Durability and sustainability of decompression procedures extended with coflex
The results of a two-year study demonstrate decompression with coflex interlaminar stabilisation extends the durability and sustainability of a decompression procedure. coflex is the...
Simplify Medical closes additional US$23.25 million in second tranche of series...
Simplify Medical, a company focused on cervical spinal disc arthroplasty and maker of the Simplify cervical artificial disc, has announced a second tranche of...
Mount Sinai Researchers Discover Possible Link between Diet and Back Injuries
Mount Sinai researchers have found a possible link between a poor diet and back injuries, especially in women. The study suggests that following a...
New study offers hope for recovered motor function in patients with...
Researchers report the successful use of a novel therapeutic strategy to enhance forelimb recovery in mice with chronically injured spinal cords. The findings were...
State-of-the-art orthopaedic technique may help to identify which cervical radiculopathy patients...
New research using unbiased serum proteomics, a state-of-the-art technique in orthopaedics, aims to predict which cervical radiculopathy patients will fail conservative treatment and consequently...
JAAOS article outlines guidance for hip-spine syndrome diagnosis
Many patients live with low back pain that radiates to the buttock, groin, thigh, and/or knees. The challenge for patients, and often their doctors,...