St. Jude Medical receives FDA approval for MR-Conditional paddle lead: 5 key...
St. Jude Medical created MR-conditional labeling for their Penta five-column paddle lead for spinal cord stimulation therapy to manage chronic pain.
View ArticleDoes MRI help evaluate cervical myelopathy outcomes? 5 key notes
A new study published in Spine examines whether MRI parameters help clinicians predict functional outcomes in surgical patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy.
View ArticleSpine Hospital of Louisiana at The NeuroMedical Center among Top 100 Private...
Eric Oberlander, MD, at the Spine Hospital of Louisiana at The NeuroMedical Center was featured in the Business Report as one of the Top 100 Private Companies.
View Article5 statistics on resident salary
Medscape surveyed more than 1,700 residents in 24 specialties between May and June 2015. The survey asked residents to record their current salaries, salaries yearly post-MD, and specialties.
View Article13 things to know about DJO Global
DJO Global is a provider of orthopedic devices worldwide, and its products are used for surgical reconstruction, rehabilitation, pain management and physical therapy. Here are 13 things to know about...
View Article21 new device launches & releases — June 22, 2015
Here are 21 devices that were recently launched or released.
View ArticleHow much medical school debt are residents amassing? 5 statistics
Approximately 68 percent of residents have amassed medical school debt of $50,000 and more, according to Medscape's Residents Salary & Debt Report 2015.
View ArticleConsiderable growth in the 2D X-Ray equipment market by 2021: 5 key points
WinterGreen Research, a research organization that conducts studies globally, released a study that looked at the market shares, strategy and forecast globally from 2015 to 2021 of 2D X-ray equipment.
View ArticleJim Sevey to lead Titan Spine's nanoLOCK commercialization in Q4: 5 things to...
Titan Spine, a medical device surface technology company, appointed Jim Sevey senior nanotechnology specialist. He will lead the commercialization of the nanoLOCK surface, the only FDA-cleared...
View ArticleWhy vendors should think like patients — 7 notes
Healthcare vendors should mirror patient thinking to help small practices, according to HealthcareITnews.
View ArticleThe future of orthopedics: ACOs, bundled payments, gain-sharing & the...
Healthcare provider payment models are shifting from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance and risk-sharing models. By next year 30 percent of Medicare payments are expected to be through alternative...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts troubled Texas spine surgeon — 5 key notes
Christopher Duntsch, MD, who lost his medical license in 2013, was charged with aggravated assault and injury to an elderly person, according to a WFAA report.
View ArticleFH Orthopedics becoming key player in European spine solutions market: 7 notes
FH Orthopedics recently signed two new agency agreements with companies who specialize in the European spine markets of France and Germany.
View Article4WEB Medical's 3D printed implant is used in 1st Australian surgery: 3 things...
4WEB Medical announced its first patient specific implant surgery in Australia.
View ArticleIntelligent Implant Systems closes funding round for spine system: 5...
Intelligent Implant Systems has closed a significant round of financing.
View ArticleLooking back: What spine surgeons wish they had known at the start of their...
Here five spine surgeons discuss the things they wish they had known when they had just entered the spine field.
View ArticleDr. Andrew G. Chenelle sued after alleged wrong-disc: 5 key points
Coleen Geary is suing Chicago-based Andrew G. Chenelle, MD, in Cook County Circuit Court for allegedly operating on the wrong damaged disc during a spinal surgery performed two years ago, according to...
View ArticleBurgess Health Center welcomes Dr. Lee Merritt: 5 interesting notes
Orthopedic spinal surgeon Lee Merritt, MD, joined Burgess Health Center in Onawa, Iowa, according to The Mapleton Press.
View ArticleEnvision Healthcare and InTouch Health partnership expands reach of...
Envision Healthcare, parent to physician-led companies, will partner with InTouch Health, a telepath platform, to provide an expanded network of patient care in acute, ambulatory and community care...
View Article5 decades of educating surgeons at North Carolina-based New Hanover Regional...
New Hanover Regional Medical Center, in Wilmington, N.C., has been serving the Cape Fear area since 1965, according to StarNews Online.
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