Dr. Gregory Hoffman Performs Double Spinal Disc Replacement Procedure in Indiana

Gregory Hoffman, MD, of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Ortho NorthEast, performed the nation’s second double spinal disc replacement using a procedure only recently approved by the FDA at Parkview Ortho Hospital in Fort Wayne, according to a report by The Journal Gazette.

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The hospital participated in the trial that led to FDA approval of the procedure — the Two-Level Mobi-C cervical disc replacement. The procedure was the first of its kind to be performed in the Great Lakes region, according to the report.

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