VerteCore Technologies is recruiting physicians specializing in back pain to test its new VerteCore Lift device.
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A reduction in the amount of implant spinal surgeries has led, in part, to fewer workers compensation hospitalizations in California, based on a California Workers' Compensation report, according to Business Insurance.
Orthopedic surgeon Ian Harris, MBBS, of Liverpool, St. George and Sutherland Hospitals in Sydney, Australia, admitted he performed unnecessary surgeries, according to International Business Times.
Researchers from the University of Toronto Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based Mount Sinai Hospital and Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University, predict the healthcare industry will witness a disruption similar to Uber entering the taxi industry, according to Medscape.
Technavio named Utica, N.Y.-based CONMED; Warsaw, Ind.-based DePuy Synthes; Dublin, Ireland-based Medtronic; Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker; and Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Biomet as the top five vendors in the global orthopedic power tools market.
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New York City-based NYU Langone Medical Center researchers examined popular fitness devices, according to Fierce Medical Devices. They analyzed the top 27 consumer fitness devices, discovering their features and ability to provide useful data for pre- and post-op orthopedic surgery.
Over the last few years, many physicians, including spine specialists, have re-examined not only their investment assumptions, but also their relationships with investment advisory professionals.
Waste in healthcare is a big issue for providers today, costing billions of dollars per year. In 2011, the United States healthcare expenditure totaled $2.7 trillion, according to an infographic from Eye for Pharma.
The frequency of ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction is steadily rising in New York State and becoming more common in adolescent athletes, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Zimmer Biomet signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with CelgenTek Innovations, according to a Street Insider report.