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Richard A. Kube, MD, of Peoria, Ill.-based Prairie Spine & Pain Institute, published a clinical study's 12-month results focused on sacroiliac joint fusion. Dr. Kube assessed long-term fusion as well as pain reduction in patients receiving Minnetonka, Minn.-based Zyga Technology's…

Kern Singh, MD, co-founder of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Rush in Chicago, presented a paper analyzing Medicare beneficiaries who underwent lumbar discectomies at the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Global Forum 2014.

The global surgical microscope market will likely grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 10 percent between 2016 and 2023, based on a Global Market Insights report.

G. Daxton Steele, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, finished second in the 150-pound weight class of the master's division at Rogue's 2016 CrossFit Liftoff, NWFDailyNews.com reports.

Splashing into robotics in 2002, Montpellier, France-based Medtech now has two robotic systems available on the U.S. market.

A study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found undergoing ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction does not impede a pitcher's ability to advance in the MLB.

The global minimally invasive surgery market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.5 percent between 2013 and 2019, based on a Transparency Market Research report.

NuVasive held a Spine Summit on Oct. 13 and 14 in California focused on topics that impact spine surgeon leaders as well as hospital and healthcare executives.

Anthony Yeung, MD, founder of Phoenix-based Desert Institute for Spine Care, comments on the use of outpatient spine surgery to alleviate back pain.

Researchers conducted a proof-of-concept study for minimally invasive direct thoracic interbody fusion, analyzing perioperative outcomes for the first four patients receiving the procedure, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.