Warsaw, Ind.-based OrthoPediatrics Corp. sponsored the 3rd International Children's Spine Symposium in Orlando, Fla., from March 3 to 4, 2017.
Here are five highlights:
1. The symposium offered pediatric spine lectures as well as cadaveric labs.
2. Twenty-four pediatric orthopedic and spine surgeons attended the event.
3. Jonathan Phillips, MD, of Orlando, Fla.-based Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, served as symposium co-chairman.
4. OrthoPediatrics came about in 2006 as the sole orthopedic company focused exclusively on the pediatric orthopedic market.
5. The company has 19 surgical systems on the market, for applications such as trauma, deformity and complex spine.
"Our entire culture as a company is based solidly on the cause of helping children with orthopedic needs and education is such a critically important part of that mission," said OrthoPediatrics CMO Peter F. Armstrong, MD.