Broomfield, Colo.-based Lanx launched its ALTA Stand-Alone ACDF System for anterior cervical spine fusion.
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Raleigh, N.C.-based medical device company TranS1 acquired Baxano, a medical manufacturer of the iO-Flex system for spinal decompression surgery, for approximately $23.6 million.
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Haralambos Demetriades, MD, board-certified spine surgeon, has joined the Freehold, N.J., CentraState Medical Center, according to a FreeholdPatch report.
Hongbo Liu, MD, orthopedic and spinal surgeon, has joined the Orthopaedic & Spine Institute in San Antonio, according to a Chron report.
The CORE Institute, Phoenix-based orthopedic group, has made its first out of state expansion by joining with the Detroit-based orthopedic group Porretta Center.
Originally scheduled for March 1, the 2 percent Medicare pay cut for physicians related to the across-the-board budget cuts from the sequester won't begin until April 1, according to a Medscape report.
The Baltimore Orioles will participate in biomechanical analysis testing with the American Sports Medicine Institute to map the organization's pitchers, according to an MLB report.
The Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine has appointed James MacDonald, MD, as associate editor, according to a Newswise report.