Johnson & Johnson reported orthopedic sales in the U.S. were down 5.2 percent in the first quarter and all subspecialty lines reported drops as well due to the coronavirus.
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With a $500,000 county grant, Insight Surgical Hospital is converting a vacant hospital into an 80-bed overflow facility for COVID-19 cases, according to ClickOnDetroit.
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The FDA approved Centinel Spine's prodisc L lumbar total disc replacement device for two-level indications on April 14.
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More than 1.2 million spinal surgeries are performed in the U.S. each year, including spinal fusion, decompression and discectomy procedures, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. And the volume of elective lumbar fusions is rising across the U.S.,…