As part of its partnership with Newark, Del.-based First State Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Associates of Southern Delaware recently opened a facility in Lewes, Del., reports the Cape Gazette.
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Two neurosurgeons from Tennessee recently debuted a new cervical spinal fusion procedure that seeks to shorten hospital stays and allows patients to recover quicker, according to the Memphis Business Journal.
Jeffrey Wang, MD, is co-director of the USC Spine Center at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles and completed his term as president of the North American Spine Society last year.
NuVasive plans to make a new convertible senior note offering.
A study from October 2019 indicates that NuVasive's Magnetic Expansion Control rod system, which is used to treat pediatric scoliosis, has a high failure rate, Medscape reported.
Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health Medical Center was named a Blue Distinction Center+ for knee and hip replacement by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia, reports The Morgantown News.
Olympia, Wash.-based Capital Medical Center recently installed the Mako robotic system for hip and knee replacements, reports Thurston Talk.
Mercy Hospital St. Louis was reportedly the first hospital in Missouri to implement the CyberKnife M6 system to treat spine and brain tumors.
Zimmer Biomet's Mobi-C cervical disc recently exceeded 150,000 implants worldwide.
Orthofix reported a net profit of $11.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2019 but lost $28.5 million on the year.