The importance of peak performance in an evolving healthcare field that demands optimal clinical outcomes was highlighted in an article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, by Philip Louie, MD, and Michael McCarthy, MD.
Author: Alan Condon
Spinal implant developer Wishbone Medical on Sept. 2 appointed Jodie Heggelund global president of spine and biologics.
Memphis-based Campbell Clinic has opened a 120,000-square-foot surgery center in Germantown, Tenn., Murfreesboro Post reported Sept. 2.
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health spine surgeon Rick Placide, MD, implanted the first Signafuse strips in a patient during a posterolateral lumbar fusion, according to a Sept. 2 news release.
A number of emerging biologic technologies are currently being evaluated and launched in the spine field. Here are six key developments in the past month:
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The September issue of Neurosurgical Focus focuses on anterior approaches to thoracolumbar spine surgery.
Orthopedic surgeon Errol Bailey, MD, has been selected to receive the 2020 Hugh McLeod, III M.D. Award of Excellence from the Arthritis Foundation, according to a Sept. 1 news release.
Green Bay, Wis.-based Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists has opened a clinic in Neenah.
Orthopedic surgeon Steven Struhl, MD, recently performed surgery on MMA fighter Brandon Medina to correct an acromioclavicular joint dislocation, according to a Sept. 1 news release.
Orthobiologics company Kuros Biosciences has treated the first patient in its clinical trial evaluating Fibrin-PTH for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients with degenerative disc disease.