Alex West, MD, at Houston Methodist West Hospital, recently performed a minimally invasive lumbar spine decompression and fusion with surgeons from China who were observing his technique, according to a Your Houston report.
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The Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Newport News, Va., opened their Center for Regenerative Medicine.
Intelligent Implant Systems received a patent for the Revolution Spinal System.
The bone graft substitutes market is shifting towards more expensive materials, according to a new iData report.
A study published in Spine examines the four-year outcomes for patients with one- and two-level total disc replacements.
Zimmer finalized an agreement to divest certain Zimmer Unicompartmental High-Flex Knee System assets as well as the Biomet Discovery Elbow System assets and Cobalt bone cement assets in the United States to move forward with the plan to acquire Biomet.
NHL player, Mackenzie Skapski, will be off the ice for an expected 4-5 months for hip surgery.
Edgefield (S.C.) County Hospital has added R. Vaughan Massie, MD, to its physician team, according to a report by The Edgefield Advertiser.
The Colquitt Regional Medical Foundation honored D.W. Adcock, MD, with the 2015 Walter E. Harrison Jr. Humanitarian Award, according to a report by The Moultrie Observer.
Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, received a National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, which grants him $4.1 million for research.