Author: Staff

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for March 15, 2018.

Implanet reported a 15 percent increase in spine revenue for 2017.

Orthopedic surgeon Michael Oberlander, MD, presented on the promise of telerehabilitation for patients with orthopedic injuries at Healthcare Information Management Systems Society 2018 in Las Vegas.

Surgical site infection, including deep infection, is a common complication after spine surgery. A study in Spine evaluated the effect of postoperative spinal infections on patient mortality.

Materialise launched the Trumatch Personalized Solutions Shoulder System in collaboration with DePuy Synthes at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in New Orleans.

N.J.-based Atlantic Health System named James Wittig, MD, as the medical director of orthopedic oncology and chairman of the orthopedics department at Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center.

Orthobiologics company Cerapedics received FDA approval to initiate a study of P-15L Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft compared to autograft in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgery for degenerative disc disease.

Titan Spine is a medical device manufacturer focused on titanium implants with a proprietary roughened implant surface treatment for spinal fusion.

John Sarzier, MD, is a board certified neurosurgeon at Optim Healthcare in Gainesville, Ga., and Brunswick, Ga.

Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina Research Institute and OrthoCarolina unveiled the Carolinas Opioid Reduction Effort project.