Orthopedics This Week
Weekly News, Analysis and Commentary of orthopedic developments, both in the United States and Europe, published 40 times a year to bring you the latest breaking news in the Global Orthopedics Industry. RRY Publications also hosts multiple innovative technology conferences and publishes the latest books containing Market Forecasts and Analysis for the Spine Technology and Stem Cell Industries.
FDA Approves TOPS for Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis
Jun 19, 2023 · FDA Approves TOPS for Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis. In a major announcement, the FDA has approved for commercial sale in the United States the TOPS™ motion-preserving facet replacement system. Quoting directly from the June 15, 2023, approval letter: “The TOPS™ System is intended to stabilize the spine following a lumbar decompression ...
FDA Clears Novel Intervertebral Body Fusion Devices
Oct 18, 2024 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to two intervertebral body fusion devices. According to the FDA 510(k) summary document, the devices are intended for “use at one level in the lumbar spine, from L2 to S1, for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD) with up to Grade I spondylolisthesis.”
Mid-Course Report on MIS Spine Surgery | Orthopedics This Week
Nov 4, 2024 · The team reviewed 137 new MIS spine surgery studies and found that key complications in cervical minimally invasive spine surgery were: hematomas, transient nerve root palsy, and. dural tears. In thoracic minimally invasive spine surgery, it was: cerebrospinal fluid leaks and. In lumbar minimally invasive spine surgery, common complications were;
Spine - Orthopedics This Week
Spine Wave Launches Exceed w/Advanced Surface Technology. Spine Wave’s new device is intended for transforaminal (TLIF) and posterior (PLIF) lumbar... TOPS™ Facet Replacement System / Courtesy of Premia Spine.
THE Best New Spine Technologies for 2021 | Orthopedics This …
Nov 5, 2021 · THE Best New Spine Technologies for 2021. The companies with the BEST new spine care technologies for 2021 are: Carlsmed, Inc., Centinel Spine, DisCure Medical, Dymicron, Globus Medical, Inc., icotec Medical, Misonix, Inc., PrecisionOS Technology, Sectra AB, TheraCell, Inc. CONGRATULATIONS to all of our winners for 2021!
FDA Clears Novel Intervertebral Body Fixation Orthosis
Nov 6, 2024 · FDA Clears Novel Intervertebral Body Fixation Orthosis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510 (k) clearance to a standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion device from the internationally renowned surgeon Randal Betz, M.D.’s company, Foundation Surgical. The device, is intended for use in “patients with degenerative ...
The 10 Best New Technologies for Spine Surgery in 2020
Nov 11, 2020 · Nearly 500 innovative ideas and technologies have since landed on our desk. About a fourth reach the top ten ranking each year and therefore earn the designation of Best New Technology for Spine Surgery. Past winners include: Ellipse Technologies for MAGEC (acquired by NuVasive), Pacira Pharmaceuticals for Exparel (public company), 7D Surgical ...
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Advertisement. (Left to Right): Nitin Agarwal, M.D., associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery and Raj Swaroop Lavadi, MBBS, postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery / Courtesy of University of Pittsburgh and LinkedIn.
Open or Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair? | Orthopedics This Week
Feb 28, 2022 · The retear rate was 41% (141 of 342 shoulders) without any between-group difference (arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, 43%; open/mini-open rotator cuff repair, 39%; p = .364). A retear was associated with reduced absolute Constant Score as compared with a healed repair (p = .004). “No significant differences were found in postoperative ...