Orthopedics

• Breaking News

• Michigan reported half of spinal, paraspinal infection cases during meningitis outbreak

• May 17, 2013
• Of the 320 paraspinal and spinal infections without meningitis associated with the national fungal meningitis outbreak, 167 of the cases (52%), as of May...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Findings support disc prolapse and disc degeneration as distinct diseases

• May 17, 2013
• SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Investigators from India discovered several significant differences between patients with acute disc prolapse and patients with...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Study identifies serum biomarkers linked with severity of lumbar disc degeneration

• May 17, 2013
• SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — In a cross-sectional study of Chinese participants, researchers from Finland and China found that elevated serum biomarker...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Underlying spine pathology identified by imaging influences nonoperative care for low back pain

• May 16, 2013
• SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Results of a randomized controlled trial with the addition of a prospective cohort presented here highlighted the role of...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Swespine data show no benefit to addition of fusion to decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis

• May 15, 2013
• SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A large study of Swedish patients with lumbar spinal stenosis indicates that the addition of fusion to decompression does not...More »

• Industry News

• K2M names executive vice president of global sales

• May 14, 2013
• K2M Inc. announced the promotion of Gianluca Iasci to the position of executive vice president of global sales. He will be responsible for the company’s...More »

• Diseases/Conditions

• Researchers identify gene associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

• May 13, 2013
• Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have identified the first gene to be associated with adolescent idiopathic...More »

• Industry News

• Integra LifeSciences releases new intervertebral body fusion device

• May 10, 2013
• Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced the full market release of its Hollywood VI intervertebral body fusion device system used primarily in...More »

• Industry News

• NuVasive opens office in Tokyo

• May 9, 2013
• NuVasive Inc. officials have announced the official opening of the company’s Tokyo office. The office will be headed by Takaaki Tanaka, NuVasive’s...More »

• Surgeons use magnetic growing rods to treat early-onset scoliosis

• May 8, 2013
• Surgeons recently performed surgery to treat early-onset scoliosis by implanting magnetic growing rods in two pediatric patients, the first surgery of its...More »

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