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Wednesday, 28 November 2018

 

Top stories

 

The world’s first combined endoscopic and robotic-guided spine surgery is performed by surgeons at Virginia Spine Institute

 

Colin Haines and Christopher Good, spine surgeons at Virginia Spine Institute, Virginia, USA, have performed the world’s first spinal surgery using combined endoscopic and robot-guided technology.

 

Pulsed radiofrequency relieves acute back pain and sciatica

 

CT-guided pulsed radiofrequency is safe and effective in people with acute lower back pain that have not responded to conservative treatment, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA; 25–30 November, Chicago, USA).

 

Latest issue

 

Issue 49–November 2018

 

Highlights:

 

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Costs curbing the rise of robotics in spinal surgery

 

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Augmented reality surgical navigation technology enables high accuracy pedicle screw placement

 

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Eurospine audience sceptical of digital learning's potential in spinal surgery training

 

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Scoliosis Research Society president Todd Albert's half-day pre-course meeting at SRS transformed the conversation about physician burnout into international action

 

Advertorial

 

A neurosurgeon’s experience with PEEK-OPTIMA™ HA Enhanced devices

 

Jill Wright Donaldson discusses using both PEEK and additive Titanium implants in the operating theatre and describes why ultimately, she chose to implant the EVOS-HA device made from PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced (Invibio Biomaterial Solutions™) during spine surgery.

 

Video coverage of NSpine

 

Residency education: the 80 hour work week

 

Todd Wetzel (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bassett Medical Centre, Cooperstown, USA) gave a talk at the latest NSpine meeting on residency and fellowship training in the USA following the 60 hour work week legislation.

 

Industry news

 

Altus Capital Partners acquires ChoiceSpine

 

Altus Capital Partners recently announced it has acquired ChoiceSpine. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ChoiceSpine and Knox Spine work together with physicians to develop new products which incorporate current medical technology with customised patient solutions. ChoiceSpine products include minimally invasive, cervical, thoracolumbar, interbody, lateral, and biologics kits and implants that increase procedural efficiency and efficacy.

 

FDA approval of Mobi-C Cervical Disc labelling extension to include seven-year clinical results

 

The FDA has approved an extension to Zimmer Biomet's Mobi-C Cervical Disc labelling to include seven-year clinical results. The data remain consistent with the previous findings at two and five years, namely, that at seven years of follow-up, Mobi-C is statistically non-inferior in terms of overall study success for one-level use and is statistically superior in terms of overall study success for two-level use when compared to ACDF.

 

85% drop in opioid use after treatment with Superion Decompression System

 

Additional results from a randomised controlled trial have been published in the Journal of Pain Research, showing an 85% decrease in the proportion of patients who were using opioids five years after being treated with interspinous process decompression (IPD) using the Superion Indirect Decompression System (Vertiflex). The study was conducted under an Investigational Device Exemption with the FDA.

 

Events

 

29–30 November

 

British Scoliosis Society Annual Meeting

 

Belfast, UK

 

3–5 December

 

ArabSpine Module 1 and 3

 

Dubai, UAE

 

5 December

 

Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) 23rd Instructional Course

 

Scottsdale, USA

 

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Editor: Jocelyn Hudson - jocelyn@bibamedical.com