According to a study in Spine, 3D-printed vertebral body and segmental spine models accurately mimic human tissue on C-arm fluoroscopic images.
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Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and director of spinal neurosurgery at Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School.
St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital spine surgeon Ammar Hawasli, MD, is working with LimiFlex to study the device’s effectiveness as an alternative to spinal fusion, according to Fox2Now.
Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Medical Center conducted the first robotic spinal fusion using the Mazor X Robotic Guidance System.
The Department of Veterans Affairs in Miami is searching for a physician to fill its chief of spinal cord injury position, according to Lemon Wire.
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The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery appointed Rick W. Wright, MD, as president-elect.
Geisinger Jersey Shore (Pa.) Hospital welcomed Thomas Connolly, MD, back to the Jersey Shore area, according to The Express.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and U.S. Youth Soccer partnered to launch a data collection program for brain injuries called The Athlete Incident Management System, according to Cronkite News Arizona PBS.