A new treatment that allows surgeons to treat spina bifida prior to birth using scopes has been approved by the FDA, reports The Post Bulletin.
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Spinal implant manufacturer Innovasis enrolled 150 patients in its HA PEEK Data Registry.
Rexburg, Idaho-based Madison Memorial Hospital surgeons are using the Navio Surgical System to assist with total knee replacement procedures, East Idaho News reports.
The Joint Commission recognized Athens, Ga.-based St. Mary's Healthcare System's spine and total hip and knee replacement programs, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.
West Bloomfield Township, Mich.-based Lakes Ambulatory Surgical Center joined The Core Institute, Crain's Detroit Business reports.
Bedford, Mass.-based biotechnology company Anika Therapeutics will feature its orthobiologics and regenerative medicine lineup at the 12th Biennial International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Congress in Mexico.
Joimax, a German developer of systems for endoscopic minimally invasive spinal surgery, is presenting its Integrated Navigation Tracking & Control System, Intacs, at the Global Spine Congress in Toronto, Canada.
A palm-sized portable 3D ultrasound system has been developed for radiation-free scoliosis mass screening at PolyU's department of biomedical engineering in Hong Kong, China.
Edwin Su, MD, successfully completed hip resurfacing surgery on Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Kesler on May 9 in New York, reports NHL.
Former medical director and team physician for U.S. Soccer, William Elwood Garrett Jr., MD, died peacefully at age 70 following complications from Myelopathy.