SeaSpine's latest device launch and five more updates from spine medtech companies in the last week:
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Aligned Orthopedic Partners is partnering with PatientIQ, a platform that analyzes patient outcomes.
Exer Labs, a digital health company, added three orthopedic surgeons from Colorado to its team of advisers.
Many minimally invasive spine procedures such as cervical disc replacement and microdiscectomies are performed at ASCs, but a significant portion of complex cases such as multilevel fusions and scoliosis are still being done in the hospital setting.
From the evolution of lumbar disc replacement to the biggest threats to independent spine practices and the healthcare trend every provider should be following, five surgeons answer key questions about the future of the specialty:
A Cincinnati pain management physician led the first prospective controlled trial in the world on treating chronic back pain with stem cells, with about 70 percent of participants seeing positive results.
Ketan Bulsara, MD, was named an adviser to the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee.
A Colorado neurosurgeon recently completed the first tumor biopsy in the state using Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS Cranial Solutions technology.
Erkan Alci, MD, recently completed his 100th robotic-assisted surgery with the ExcelsiusGPS.
North Platte, Neb.-based Great Plains Health Brain & Spine moved to a space at Great Plains Health's main campus in the same city, North Platte Bulletin reported June 13.