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Takoma Park, Md.-based US Medical Innovations signed a distribution agreement with CrossLink Surgical for the Canady Hybrid Plasma Scalpel.

Aurora Spine reported third quarter financial results, detailing several significant achievements.

Robotic technology for spine surgery has evolved significantly over the past two decades in an attempt to improve accuracy, reduce radiation exposure and create better outcomes. But systems still come at a significant expense. Are they worth it now?

Neurosurgeon Aria Sabit, MD, is being detained for allegedly committing billing fraud against commercial and government payers, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Tyson Cobb, MD, was invited to serve as a as a faculty lecturer at an intensive surgical program hosted by the Italian Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Fred Sweet, MD, has developed a new preparation for surgery that aims to prevent infections, according to a WIFR news report.

Physicians at Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock recently performed a complex fusion of the upper cervical spine through the mid-thoracic spine at its new Center for Surgical Innovation.

Misonix announced the publication of a clinical article on the BoneScapel technique in the December issue of Operative Neurosurgery.

Benvenue Medical's Luna 360 Interbody Fusion System received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for spinal fusion treatment of symptomatic degenerative disc disease.

For most physicians, compensation is not tied specifically to productivity, according to Physicians Practice's 2014 Physician Compensation Survey.