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The Spine Journal published the results of Stryker's SAKOS pivotal trial for the SpineJack implantable fracture reduction system.

Medical device distributor OM Surgical Solutions expanded its portfolio of physician support resources by acquiring Docs Dial, a medical marketing company.

Orthopedic surgeon Bret Smith, DO, joined Mercy Orthopedic Associates' Foot and Ankle Center in Durango, Colo., according to The Durango Herald.

Disruptive medical device companies are shaking up the status quo in orthopedics, according to OrthoStreams.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery appointed Harvinder Sandhu, MD, and Andrew Sama, MD, the new co-chiefs of HSS Spine, effective in October.

A former Mobile, Ala.-based orthopedic surgeon pleaded guilty to prescribing hydrocodone unlawfully, according to NBC 15.

Medtronic has received FDA approval to move forward with a prospective, randomized pivotal clinical trial that will examine the use of Infuse in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions. 

Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions and a significant public health burden.1 Clinical publications have identified the SI joint as a pain generator in 15-30% of chronic LBP patients.2–6 The prevalence of SI joint pain in symptomatic post-lumbar…

Life Spine announced on Sept. 24 that the initial surgeries performed with the ProLift Lateral Expandable Spacer System.

Here are eight key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies: