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Researchers have developed a composite double-network hydrogel that adheres to soft tissues such as cartilage and the meniscus, according to an article in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
SurGenTec completed the initial clinical launch of its new GraftGun bone graft delivery system combined with Aziyo Biologics’ ViBone Viable Bone Matrix prefilled tubes for minimally invasive spine surgery.
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According to a study in Spine, 3D-printed vertebral body and segmental spine models accurately mimic human tissue on C-arm fluoroscopic images.
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.
Here are eight hospitals, health systems and private practices expanding spine and neurosurgery programs.