Author: Staff

 This article is a portion of a book titled "Challenges, Risks and Opportunities in Today's Spine World " edited by Stephen Hochschuler, MD, Frank Phillips, MD, and Richard Fessler, MD. You can find links to the previous chapters at the end…

Medtronic is the world's largest medical device company, according to the Big 100, an annual analysis published by MassDevice and Medical Design & Outsourcing.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, operated on the right shoulder of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger Nov. 17, after he dislocated it celebrating a home run, MLB.com reported.

Surgeons more accurately predicted patient-reported outcomes two years after lumbar spine surgery than patients, according to a study published in Spine.

Here's how Medtronic, Stryker and Johnson & Johnson's shares have fluctuated over the last five days.

Timothy Kremchek, MD, will perform Tommy John surgery on the right elbow of San Diego Padres pitcher Mike Clevinger Nov. 17, the New York Post reports.

Broomfield, Colo.-based Vitality Spine and Health rebranded to better reflect its service offerings, the Daily Camera reported Nov. 16.

Gautier, Miss.-based Bienville Orthopedics' Joseph Cox, MD, led a team of 12 specialists in performing a spine surgery on Stella, a sand tiger shark, local news affiliate WMBF reported Nov. 16.

The FDA cleared 26 spine-related devices in October.

Spine Innovations became an independent company Nov. 11, after FH Ortho, its parent company, was acquired by Olympus.