Engineers and researchers are teaming with athletes at Virginia Tech to implement helmet research designed to reduce the risk of concussions, according to a Collegiate Times report.
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A study of data from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial conducted to determine whether or not epidural steroid injections would help patients with spinal stenosis found that ESIs were connected to significantly less improvement for patients after a four…
The Central Peninsula Hospital spine program brings $12 million to $15 million in net revenue per year to the hospital and the program is to expand in 2013 and years to come, according to a Peninsula Clarion report.
Mazor Robotics surgical guidance system Renaissance has placed 1,019 implants percutaneously, accounting for 25 percent of all cases involving Renaissance systems.
The International Guidelines Center, a developer of best practice tools for major medical societies, announced that it sponsoring and organizing a Postsurgical Pain Congress that will address gaps in U.S. postsurgical pain management practices.
Karl W. Swann, MD, of Neurosurgical Associates of San Antonio, discusses the importance of physician leadership and how surgeons can become politically active today.
Brian C. Roberts is the commercial director of Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, a West Conshohocken, Pa.-based company that provides PEEK-based biomaterial device solutions to medical manufacturers. He is responsible for Invibio's business development and commercial operations within the entire spine market.
St. Louis-based ulrich medical USA released its flamenco Universal Spinal Fixation System for decompression and stabilization of thoracic and lumbosacral spine in U.S. markets.
DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction's GLOBAL UNITE Platform Shoulder Arthroscopy System is now available for physicians' use worldwide.
HHS' Office of Inspector General issued 22 advisory opinions in 2012. Six of these contain guidance specific to hospitals, surgery centers and other providers. These are briefly described below. The first three advisory opinions closely address issues that surgery centers…