Here are six ways orthopedic surgeons can enhance their reputation and profits.
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The Food and Drug Administration issued 22 spine device 510(k) clearances in March, according to an FDA report.
The Bryan cervical disc arthroplasty maintains favorable clinical and radiological results, although the incidence of heterotopic ossification causing restricted range of movement of the prosthesis appears to increase with time, according to an article published in Spine.
The first patient who received a spinal injection infused with human embryonic stem cells to reverse paralysis recently stepped forward and reported he was doing well, according to a report from The Washington National Post.
Life Spine, a medical device company that specializes in manufacturing products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, plans to launch two new products in 2011, according to a company news release.
Integra LifeSciences has opened a new facility in Medina, Ohio, to accommodate its growing spinal implant business, according to a company news release.
Bemidji, Minn.-based Lake Region Bone and Joint Surgeons has merged with Sanford Health, based in Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D., according to a Sanford Health news release.
Spine Surgical Innovation (SSI), global marketer and distributor of the Swivel Port System and full line of spine instruments, has announced the launch of the In-Situ Cobalt Chrome (CoCr) 3.2mm and 3.5mm Rod Cutters.
Direct-to-patient marketing of orthopedic services can be challenging, yet necessary in some communities to drive patient volume and promote a positive physician reputation. "Orthopedics certainly has unique characteristics when it comes to marketing because of the nature of the ailments…
There are limited outcomes for patients who undergo multilevel open decompression with or without fusion, which has led some physicians to perform targeted endoscopic decompressions instead. Sometimes, patients with failed back surgery are seeking a less invasive approach to pain…