Spine

Biopharmaceutical company Biohaven has earned fast track designation from the FDA for its spinal muscular atrophy treatment taldefgrobep alfa.

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has opened a new Center for Pain and Spine Health in Bloomingdale, Ill., according to a Feb. 20 report from the Daily Herald.

Spinal stimulation helped two stroke patients regain movement in their arm and hand, NPR reported Feb. 20.

Captiva Spine has added Daniel McPhillips as its director of enabling technologies and market development to accelerate the rollout of its WatchTower Spine Navigation and Robotic System. 

Two Major League Baseball players have undergone spine surgeries during this offseason.

Inspired Spine's Trident sacroiliac joint fusion was debuted outside the U.S. in Oman.

Sacroiliac joint fusion continues to develop with new technology and recognition from payers. Here is how eight spine surgeons expect the procedure to develop in the near future.

Jesse Winker, an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, had a cervical disc replacement during the offseason and said he is "feeling strong," according to an article posted by MLB on Feb. 14.

Here are seven places seeking spine surgeons, using LinkedIn's job search tool:

Healthcare systems could be strained by growing demand for spinal fusion cases, according to a study published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research — a Wolters Kluwer publication.