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Zimmer Biomet recalled the EBI Osteogen Implantable Bone Growth Stimulator, SpF PLUS-Mini Implantable Fusion Stimulator and SpF-XL Implantable Spinal Fusion Stimulator due to "lack of adequate validation and controls to ensure that final products were clean and free from bacteria…

Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Orthopedic and Neuroscience Hospital opened a comprehensive spine center in Newburgh, Ind., according to Tristatehomepage.com.

Lumbar spinal stenosis patients experienced an 85 percent decrease in opioid use five years postoperatively when treated with Vertiflex’s Superion Indirect Decompression System, according to a study in the Journal of Pain Research.

One of the first surgeries was completed with Integra LifeSciences Holdings’ Integra XT Revision Total Ankle Replacement System.

Researchers have developed a composite double-network hydrogel that adheres to soft tissues such as cartilage and the meniscus, according to an article in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

SurGenTec completed the initial clinical launch of its new GraftGun bone graft delivery system combined with Aziyo Biologics’ ViBone Viable Bone Matrix prefilled tubes for minimally invasive spine surgery. 

Four spine surgeons share what they are most thankful for this year.

According to a study in Spine, 3D-printed vertebral body and segmental spine models accurately mimic human tissue on C-arm fluoroscopic images.

Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and director of spinal neurosurgery at Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School.

St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital spine surgeon Ammar Hawasli, MD, is working with LimiFlex to study the device’s effectiveness as an alternative to spinal fusion, according to Fox2Now.