Spine Wave launched additional implants within its Proficient Posterior Cervical Spine System product line.
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Here are 11 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.
Dartmouth, Mass.-based Hawthorn Medical Associates sports medicine physician Chad Beattie, MD, was hospitalized Feb. 19 after sustaining serious injuries from a snowmobile crash, South Coast Today reports.
James Andrews, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Institute.
Caroline Park is a medical student at New York City-based Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She's also a Korean women's ice hockey team player at her first Olympic games, amNewYork reports.
According to a study in Radiology, about half of all patients and caregivers seek information about upcoming imaging examinations on their own.
Johnson & Johnson, through French affiliate Apsis S.A.S, acquired Orthotaxy, a privately-held developer of software-enabled surgery technologies, including a robotic-assisted surgery solution.
Medtronic reported $7.3 billion in third quarter 2018 revenue, a 1 percent increase over he same period last year.
A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery compares outcomes for athletes who undergo spine surgery.