Eight surgeons discuss the future of motion preservation in the cervical and lumbar spine and how its development will affect spinal fusion.
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Concord (N.H.) Hospital's looming acquisition of LRGHealthcare in Laconia, N.H., has raised concerns about access to orthopedic care in the community, but leaders of the organizations are trying to push the deal through, The Laconia Daily Sun reports.
January 2021 Issue of Becker's Spine Review
In the last month, Becker's has reported on three new spine and orthopedic institutes in Arizona, Connecticut and Florida:
Device company Aurora Spine said Feb. 24 that it received loan proceeds of $350,140 under the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
Medtronic Chair and CEO Geoff Martha was optimistic about sales of its spine surgery robot increasing in the coming year during the company's Feb. 23 third-quarter conference call, as transcribed by The Motley Fool.
NuVasive made its first transaction of 2021, acquiring Simplify Medical in a multimillion dollar deal.
Here are four orthopedic surgeons making headlines over the past week:
U.K.-based Axis Spine Technologies closed a $3.1 million (£2.2 million) funding round, Finsmes reported Feb. 24.
Total joint specialist Richard Berger, MD, has expanded his practice at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush by offering telehealth consultations to out-of-state patients.