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Surgeons at Severance Hospital of the Yonsei University Health System in Seoul, South Korea, successfully performed spinal surgery using Medtronic's O-ARM O2 imaging system and Stealth Station, its accompanying navigation system, Korea Biomedical Review reports.

Germany-based Asklepios Hospital Group installed its first EOS Imaging system.

The Women's Health Initiative researchers investigated the impact of hormone therapy on hyperkyphosis development.

Lynchburg-based OrthoVirginia selected Karen Simonton to serve as CFO and Barbie Haynes as chief administrative officer.

The FDA is requiring that data submitted from clinical investigations conducted outside the U.S. for medical device approval be conducted according to good clinical practice. This final rule is effective Feb. 21, 2019.

CMS designated NuVasive's SpineTRACK Registry as a qualified clinical data registry for the 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System reporting year. Participants can now use SpineTRACK to earn Medicare payment incentives.

Todd Alamin, MD, is a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Stanford (Calif.) University Medical Center.

The American Joint Replacement Registry announced its executive committee and 2018 Steering Committee representatives. In October 2017, AJRR became part of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' registries portfolio and the AJRR Board of Directors became the AJRR Steering Committee.

Spine Wave launched additional implants within its Proficient Posterior Cervical Spine System product line.

In 2016, 11 million U.S. patients traveled around the world for various medical procedures such as orthopedic surgery, according to Medical Tourism Magazine. Medical tourism offers patients affordable healthcare along with the chance to travel.