Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons making headlines:
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Bridgeport, W.Va.-based Bruce Carter United Orthopaedic and Spine Center is holding a "Coats for Kids" drive for children in need, The Exponent Telegram reports.
Osseus Fusion Systems received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Aries 3D-printed titanium spinal implants, 3D Printing Industry reports.
Dante F. Vacca, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at Sierra Neurosurgery Group in Reno, Nev.
Approximately 40 orthopedic surgeons will provide free hip and joint replacements at 25 hospitals nationwide during Operation Walk USA 2018, Dec. 3-9.
Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center is the first hospital in the Southeastern U.S. to use SpineJack, an implantable system designed to relieve acute vertebral compression fracture pain.
Carmel-based Indiana Spine Group President Rick C. Sasso, MD, was awarded $112 million in damages after winning a five-year legal battle against Medtronic Nov. 27, according to Indianapolis Business Journal.
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health started construction on its new $50 million orthopedic and sports medicine center Nov. 29, according to Waco Tribune-Herald.
Grand Junction, Colo.-based Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery is using injectable plasma and stem cells to treat sports-related ligament and tendon injuries, according to an article written by William Sterett, MD, in Summit Daily.
Canfield, Ohio-based Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates' K. Seth Kuwik, MD, will host a free health talk Dec. 6 to discuss hip and knee pain treatments and Mako robotic-arm assisted surgery, according to The Vindicator.