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News & Analysis
Oct. 19, 2010

1.  2 Latest Trends in Spine Surgery: Laser and Stem Cell Technology.

2. 6 Things to Know About Spine Surgeon Involvement in ACOs.


3. 10 New Spine Surgery Devices.

4. Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review is compiling a list of orthopedic and spine physician inventors. If you know of a spine surgeon inventor we should include on our list, please contact Scott Becker at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com or Laura Miller at laura@beckersasc.com.


5. Chicago's Rush University Medical Center Conducting Comparison Between Minimally Invasive and Open Spine Surgery.


6. Medtronic, Others Join to Promote Vertebral Compression Fracture Awareness.

7. NASS: Review and Consider New Literature on Vertebroplasty.


8. Study: No Difference Between Iliac Bone Graft and Local Bone Graft PLIF.


9. Pennsylvania's PinnacleHealth Opens New Spine Institute.  

 

10. Nebraska's Immanuel Medical Center Opens New Back and Spine Institute.


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