Lumbar interspinous spacers could have a beneficial effect in a select group of patients with degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine, according to an article published in Spine.
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Competition will intensify for the $740 million minimally invasive spinal fusion market over the next few years as more companies challenge industry leaders NuVasive and Medtronic Spinal & Biologics, according to a Millennium Research Group report.
Exactech, a Gainesville, Fla.-based orthopedic implant maker, has agreed to pay $3 million and enter into a deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors for to settle allegations it paid kickbacks to physicians, according to a Mass Device report.
Leaders from the NFL have convened to discuss concussion prevention and invited helmet manufacturers, physicists and surgeons into the discussion, according to a New York Times report.
Henry Finn, MD, has been named medical director of the Chicago Center for Orthopedics at Weiss Memorial Hospital, according to a hospital news release.
Lynn S. Feldman, RN, MBA, administrative manager of Eastwind Surgical, a two-OR ASC for spine surgery and pain management in Westerville, Ohio, provides six best practices for spine in ASCs.
The incoming GOP chair of the House Oversight and Reform committee is considering directing CMS to assess the cost effectiveness of medical devices, alleging unnecessary use of orthopedic implants, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
In rare bipartisan unanimity, the Senate approved a one-year Medicare fee-fix that averts a 25 percent reimbursement cut for physicians, according to a report by Reuters.
Washington University in St. Louis has announced the opening of a spine center at its outpatient facility in Chesterfield, Mo.
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