7 spine, orthopedic surgery firsts

Orthopedic

Since November several spine and orthopedic innovations made their debut at practices and health systems.

1. Abhishek Kannan, MD, of Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, is the first surgeon in the state to use an orthopedic implant using a natural compound found in coral. 

2. Mark Pallis, DO, performed the first reverse shoulder replacement with a lifetime guarantee at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre (Pa.). The reverse shoulder replacement used intraoperative navigation technology and preplannings based on a 3D model.

3. Garrick Cason, MD, performed the first case with Camber Spine's Spira-A implant in the U.S.

4. Think Surgical's TMini robot was used with Medacta International's GMK Sphere implant for the first time.

5. John Sperling, MD, of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic performed the first cases with Zimmer Biomet's OsseoFit stemless shoulder system.

6. Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy treated the first patients with Theradaptive's OsteoAdapt SP spinal fusion implant in November as part of an ongoing clinical trial. A few months later, M. Craig McMains, MD, performed the world's first anterior lumbar interbody fusion with Theradaptive's OsteoAdapt SP implant.

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