The Canadian Spine Society bestowed the Debbie Scarlett Award for Best Paper on Vancouver, Canada-based Vancouver Coastal Health's spine group.
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Doug Freedberg, MD, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Oakland Athletics' catcher Chris Herrmann March 8, MLB.com reports.
SpinalCyte was issued new patents in the U.S. and Japan.
RTI Surgical reported $280.9 million in 2018 revenue, up 0.5 percent over 2017. The company also made two big spine acquisitions last year and are prepared for additional growth in 2019.
Medacta, a Switzerland-based orthopedic device company, is planning an initial public offering, according to Reuters.
Philadelphia-based PennMedicine's Kristy Weber, MD, will become the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ first-ever female president at AAOS 2019, March 12-16 in Las Vegas.
The FDA granted 21 spine-related device clearances last month.
Penn Medicine opened a new $10 million spine center at Pennsylvania Hospital, both based in Philadelphia.
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A smartphone application improved spine surgery patient adherence with preoperative instructions and decreased last-minute surgery cancellations, according to a study in Cureus.