From research into how poor bone quality could lead to complications after spinal fusion to positive results of a single-position spine surgery clinical trial, here are five recent studies catching the eyes of spine surgeons:
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Neurosurgeons at Naval Medical Center San Diego completed the facility's first spine surgery with a 3D surgical microscope, according to Dvids.
Charles Bondurant, MD, has been elected to a newly created board that oversees operations at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Mo., the Columbia Daily Tribune reported Jan. 7.
Laura Francis, SI-Bone's CFO and COO, has been unveiled as the next CEO of the sacropelvic device company.
Here are the most-read articles on Becker's Spine Review during the week of Jan. 4-8:
From a surgeon donating masks to another healing a teen's spine disorder, here are three spine surgeons making headlines over the past week:
Zeguang Ren, MD, PhD, joined Stuart, Fla.-based Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, according to a Jan. 7 report from South Florida Hospital News.
Parvizi Surgical Innovation, a company owned by orthopedic surgeon Javad Parvizi, MD, has invested in a software company focused on medical grade virtual reality and augmented reality technology for surgical training.
A study published in The Spine Journal found a link between the number of patents orthopedic spine surgeons hold and the amount of royalties and licensing fees they receive from the industry.
The Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee has grown significantly in the last two years, and CEO Darren Harris sees more big moves in 2021, according to a report in local Tennessee news website Williamson Source.