Author: Staff

A new study published in Spine examines the geographic variation in the early MRI for acute work-related low back pain.

The medical community is divided over whether a causative role for metal allergy exists in adverse patient outcomes among those patients receiving implants, according to Medscape.

The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., recognized veterans with spinal cord injuries, according to WAGT26.

Caesarea, Israel-based Mazor Robotics presented data for its PROlif Lateral solution and demonstrated a procedure on a cadaver at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Global Forum '15 in Las Vegas.

Interventional Spine, based in Irvine, Calif., received FDA clearance for its Opticage Expandable Interbody Fusion device.

Providers may soon prescribe a smartphone app in addition to drugs and physical therapy as a way to help patients manage medical conditions, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Mercy Defiance (Ohio) Clinic welcomed Kirk Davis, DO, to its orthopedic team, according to Northwest Signal.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave tentative approval of an extended-release abuse-deterrent oxycodone, Xtampza ER, for chronic pain management, according to Medscape.

Rayshad Oshtory, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He is affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center, St. Luke's Campus in San Francisco.

Medovex, a developer of medical technology products, successfully completed a loan transaction with the company’s co-founder, Steven Gorlin.