Michael F. Shafer, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. He serves as the program director and professor of orthopedic surgery at Northwestern University. Dr. Schafer specializes in sports medicine as well as diseases and disorders…
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Xtant Medical will participate in the North American Spine Society annual meeting in October in Chicago.
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NuVasive will host education workshops and exhibit products including the Integrated Global Alignment platform at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.
Spine Wave initiated the commercial launch of its titanium-coated StaXx XD Expandable Device.
A new study published in Spine examines the reoperation rate for symptomatic non-unions for one-, two- and three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusions.
Carl Lauryssen, MD, performed the first cervical disc replacement in Austin, Texas, with the Prestige LP Cervical Disc System from Medtronic.
Providence Medical Technology, a cervical spine technology developer based in Lafayette, Calif., designed the Cavux surface technology. This surface technology is an addition to the company's DTRAX Cervical Cage implants.
EDU Healthcare, a Charlotte, N.C.-based healthcare services provider for schools, has ramped up its social media presence in hopes of increasing engagement.