Spine surgeon Dr. Jerome Colter dies
Past President of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery Jerome M. Colter, MD, passed away earlier this month. He was director of orthopedic surgery and the orthopedic residency program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia from 1986 to 1995.
NuVasive reports $18.3 million net loss in Q1 2014
NuVasive reported a net loss of $18.3 million in the first quarter of 2014, down from the same period last year when the company earned a net income of $851,000. It also reported a gross profit of $134.2 million in Q1, up from $120.4 million it reported in Q1 2013.
Global medical robot systems market to reach $3.8B by 2018
The market was valued at $1.8 billion in 2013, and is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16.1 percent from 2013 to 2018.
Barrington Pain and Spine Institute gets state approval for spine surgery services
Barrington (Ill.) Pain and Spine Institute’s certificate of need to include spine surgery in its offerings was approved by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board. Sergey Neckrysh, MD, chief of spine surgery in the department of neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Robert Erickson, MD, former professor of neurosurgery at the University of Chicago, will be the first spine surgeons performing procedures at the ambulatory surgery center.
Study finds factors increasing length of stay after laminectomy for spinal stenosis
A study examined the patient characteristics associated with increased postoperative length of stay and readmission after elective laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis. Risks of prolonged length of stay included older age and higher body mass index.
White House searches for new HealthCare.gov contractors
Federal officials are looking for new private contractors to run the federal health insurance exchange website, HealthCare.gov. The Obama administration is conducting research and is especially interested in small businesses owned by disabled veterans, women and socially and economically disadvantaged minorities.
GS Medical USA releases the AnyPlus T/PLIF Cage
This is a next-generation cage with intuitive instrumentation, a tapered distal edge, anatomical design to facilitate insertion and an aggressive tooth pattern. It is currently on limited release and will fully launch in June.
OrthoNOW franchise to expand
OrthoNOW, a franchise business of specialized orthopedic urgent care centers, announced it would expand its franchise to include a location in Weston, Fla., by this fall and agreed to open several additional centers in Broward County over the next two to three years. The centers are focused on assessing and treating a range of orthopedic and sports medicine injuries on a walk-in basis.
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