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New prospective, double-blinded, randomised, sham-controlled trial results presented at ISASS (12–14 April, Boca Raton, USA) suggest that basivertebral nerve ablation could be an effective solution for chronic low back pain.
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Analysis of a 3.3 million-year-old fossil skeleton has revealed that portions of the human spinal structure that enable efficient walking motions were established millions of years earlier than previously thought.
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Only a small percentage of providers incorporate sex and gender differentiation into their clinical practices. Although the US National Institutes of Health have mandated the inclusion of women in all funded studies since 1993, only a minority of outcomes data are analysed by sex/gender, and a minimal number of clinical trials report results by sex/gender. Kimberly Templeton and Janice Werbinski report on the importance of gender in spinal research and practice.
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Unable to attend the NSpine Main Conference this year? Want to re-watch the latest educational content? Spinal News International is partnering with NSpine to offer live and on-demand coverage of the course from Monday 12 June. The world’s most comprehensive spine review course, this year’s NSpine meeting will offer in-depth educational content for spinal specialists from surgeons to physiotherapists to veterinarians.
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Life Spine has launched the Prolift lordotic expandable interbody solution. The device is designed to provide surgeons with the ability to restore normal spinal pelvic parameters with multiple lordotic options.
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Zimmer Biomet has issued a voluntary field action notice to users of some of its Rosa robotic surgery units. Citing a safety issue, the notice mandates that users cease certain functions until a software update is available.
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The Mesa 2 Cricket is an extension to the company’s Mesa 2 deformity spinal system, designed to enable surgeons to complete challenging correction manoeuvres in all three anatomical planes.
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29 May–2 June
ISSLS
Salzburg, Austria
12-15 June
NSpine
London, UK
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31 May–2 June
EFORT
Vienna, Austria
15–17 June
Cabo Meeting
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
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1–3 June
SCFR
Lille, France
16–18 June
NZOSS
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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