Author: Staff

Here are six recent stories on the future of the spine surgery industry and new clinical developments in spine:

The global biomaterials market for implantable devices is expected to reach $33.6 billion by 2019, according to a Transparency Market Research report.

Nurse practitioners earn more than other medical staff members after gaining more than 20 years of experience, according to the 2014 Staff Salary Survey by Physician's Practice.

Mainstay Medical International announced it has received authorization from the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products to expand the clinical trial of ReActiv8, its implantable neurostimulation device, to include additional trial sites in Belgium.

Holy Family Memorial's Lakeshore Orthopaedics in Manitowoc, Wis., has added Thomas Sylvester, MD, to its medical staff.

  Richard Francis, MD, of Houston-based Spine Associates, is certified to provide training for spine surgeons in the use of the Mazor Robotics' surgical guidance system.

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center announced the addition of Prerana Patel, MD, to its physician team.

Here are 20 spine surgeons who received new leadership positions or appointments over the past seven months.

The global orthopedic device market is expected to grow over the next five years, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research.

After two years of operation, the National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database was used in a study to examine the effectiveness of lumbar surgery for disc herniation, according to a report in Pain Medicine News.