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Nima Salari, MD, was reportedly the first spine surgeon to implant the new 12-degree hyperlordotic dualX interbody cage after it was launched by Amplify Surgical.
Neurosurgeon Abdallah Farrukh, MD, has been re-elected to the Antelope Valley Hospital board of directors, which he has served on since 2000, according to the Antelope Valley Press.
Tim Micek, MD, has joined MercyOne Clinton (Iowa) Medical Center, according to a Dec. 8 report from the Clinton Herald.
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Vertebral body tethering, also known as anterior scoliosis correction, is a minimally invasive scoliosis surgery that offers significant benefits over spinal fusion, according to Juan Rodriguez-Olaverri, MD, PhD, director of early-onset scoliosis at NYU Langone in New York City.
Aspen Surgical has acquired Protek Medical Products, a device company developing guidance tools for instruments used in imaging procedures, among other products.
Joshua Li, MD, PhD, is a spine surgeon and associate professor at University of Virginia Health in Charlottesville.
A new approach to spinal fusion comes with significant advantages over the traditional open method, according to Themistocles Protopsaltis, MD, chief of spine surgery and co-director of the Spine Center at NYU Langone in New York City.
RI.Insights, designed by Smith+Nephew, enables orthopedic surgeons to benchmark robotic surgical experiences with other users to improve preoperative planning and patient reported outcome measures.