Here are financial report updates from 20 orthopedic and orthopedic-driven device companies for the first quarter of 2012 or the recently reported third quarter of the 2012 fiscal year. If you have comments or questions on this list, please contact…
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Martin O'Malley, MD, recently performed ankle surgery on Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic, according to a Star-Tribune report.
A German District Court in Mannheim has dismissed Synthes' patent infringement claims against Spinal Kinetics, and the court ordered Synthes to pay certain litigation costs.
Mazor Robotics, an Israel-based robotic spinal system company and developer of the Renaissance system, reported $2.4 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2012, an increase over the same period last year.
Choll Kim, MD, is a spine surgeon at the San Diego Spine Institute and an expert in computer-assisted minimally invasive spine surgery. He has trained specialists nationwide to use image guidance and navigation technologies.
St. Paul, Minn.-based HealthEast System plans to open a spine clinic in a space formerly occupied by a Gander Mountain Store in Maplewood, Minn., according to a Twin Cities Pioneer Press report.
This article is written by Michael J. Sacopulos, JD, a partner with Sacopulos, Johnson & Sacopulos in Terre Haute, Ind.
Hospira has recalled one lot of pre-filled cartridges containing hydromorphone because the glass cartridges could contain too much medicine, the company said.
Patients who receive treatment for chronic and lower back pain show significant improvement in the first six weeks, but may still have some pain and disability after one year, according to a new study reported on MSN.
Patients with chronic pain conditions are often 100 percent dependent on their providers for their condition, while they need to be much more dependent on themselves. We know that when patients become more actively involved in their care, their outcomes…