Here are four updates from spine and orthopedic device companies in the last week:
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Collaboration, data access and avoiding the "race to the bottom" are all elements important to the future of value-based care, according to Brian Larkin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and chief medical officer of Denver-based Orthopedic Centers of Colorado.
The evolution of minimally invasive techniques, cost savings and an aging baby boomer population are some of the factors contributing to the spine market becoming a key outpatient growth opportunity in the coming years.
Stockholders approved Bioventus' planned acquisition of Misonix.
NuVasive will release a virtual-reality spine surgery training module, the company said Oct. 27.
Twin Cities Community Hospital, a Tenet Health Central Coast hospital in Templeton, Calif., has been designated as a Blue Distinction Center+ for hip and knee replacements, Atascadero News reported Oct. 26.
Edinburg-based University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Harlingen-based UT Health RGV on Oct. 26 cut the ribbon on the Institute of Neuroscience, local CBS/NBC affiliate KVEO reported.
IMAC Holdings completed two new locations of The Back Space, its retail spine care clinic, according to an Oct. 26 news release.
Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain and Spine Center is looking for a chief strategy officer.
A 12-month study confirmed the effectiveness of Centinel Spine's STALIF C-Ti implant.