Thirty million people in the U.S. suffer from debilitating chronic low back pain1, resulting in direct costs of over $90 billion annually.2 Individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) have few good treatment options, leading to compromised quality of life.
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McKesson Chairman and CEO John H. Hammergren will retire, effective March 31, 2019.
RTI Surgical reported $69.1 million in its 2018 third quarter revenue, a four percent increase year-over-year.
Stryker reached a settlement agreement with the National Plaintiff's Leadership in its MDL 2768 proceeding, according to the Atlanta Legal Examiner.
David Hovda, CEO of Simplify Medical, discusses the company's history with artificial disc replacement development and where he sees the motion preservation market headed in the future.
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DJO introduced the OaraScore, the industry's first outpatient arthroplasty risk assessment tool, at the 2018 American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting in Dallas, Nov. 1-4.
Three paralyzed patients regained movement in their lower limbs after receiving an electrical spinal cord stimulator, according to results published in Nature Neuroscience and detailed in Scientific American.
Cleveland Clinic is among numerous hospitals, health systems and private practices who are using robotic-assisted technology.
The global spinal fusion devices market is predicted to increase at a 3 percent compound annual growth rate through 2024, according to a Research and Markets report.
EOS Imaging will display its 2- and 3D-imaging technology EOS Solution at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting in Dallas, Nov. 1-4.