Here are six key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:
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Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics added five orthopedic surgeons from Des Plaines, Ill.-based Midwest Bone and Joint Institute, the Daily Herald reports.
Robert Hotchkiss, MD, performed wrist surgery on Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby Sept. 1, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Smith+Nephew on Sept. 2 launched its Novostitch Pro meniscal repair system in Europe.
The importance of peak performance in an evolving healthcare field that demands optimal clinical outcomes was highlighted in an article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, by Philip Louie, MD, and Michael McCarthy, MD.
Spinal implant developer Wishbone Medical on Sept. 2 appointed Jodie Heggelund global president of spine and biologics.
Memphis-based Campbell Clinic has opened a 120,000-square-foot surgery center in Germantown, Tenn., Murfreesboro Post reported Sept. 2.
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health spine surgeon Rick Placide, MD, implanted the first Signafuse strips in a patient during a posterolateral lumbar fusion, according to a Sept. 2 news release.
A number of emerging biologic technologies are currently being evaluated and launched in the spine field. Here are six key developments in the past month:
The September issue of Neurosurgical Focus focuses on anterior approaches to thoracolumbar spine surgery.