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Companies & Markets released a report forecasting growth in the spinal surgery device market to reach $12.6 billion by 2017 at a CAGR of 10 percent.
Orthopedic and spine device companies Orthofix and Globus Medical have announced their support for the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery's prospective data registry, according to various company news releases.
Financial payments from orthopedic device companies to orthopedic surgeons have changed from 2007-2010, potentially due to several factors surrounding financial conflict of interest and disclosures, according to a news release from JAMA/Archives.
Inaccuracies have been found in the reporting tools of Centricity Practice Solution and Centricity Electronic Medical Record products by GE Healthcare, according to an InformationWeek report.
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Wright Medical Group has named Julie D. Tracy senior vice president and chief communications officer, according to a Wright Medical Group news release.
Valerie Maxam-Moore, RN, MN, Vice President, ASC Operations & Quality at Laser Spine Institute, discusses 10 critical components of strong infection prevention programs at spine centers.
Bipedicular kyphoplasty can restore vertebral height more quickly than unipedicular kyphoplasty, although the gap between the two closes quickly, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
Steven B. Wertheim, MD, co-president of Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, has been named an Atlanta Healthcare Leader for 2011 by Business Leader magazine, according to a Resurgens Orthopaedics news release.