Outcomes for ACDF With and Without Anterior Plate Fixation Outcomes for ACDF With and Without Anterior Plate Fixation
What benefits might anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with anterior plate fixation offer over the non-plating approach?Spine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Zimmer Biomet Keeps Focus on Innovation and New Products
The last few years have become a time of change for Zimmer Biomet. In 2017, Bryan Hanson became the new president and CEO of Zimmer Biomet. Hanson’s mission was to get the company back on track after disappointing performance in some quarters.
Currently the Warsaw, IN-based company is making strides in this effort by getting regulatory approvals and clearances for its products. The latest offering from Zimmer Biomet to be cleared by FDA is the Augmented Baseplate. The company said it had recently completed the first surgical case using the technology with positive results.
“These implants allow the surgeons to maintain...
Source: MDDI - April 16, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Design News Source Type: news
Zimmer Biomet touts 7-year results in Mobi-C cervical disc trial
This study further validates the strengths of Mobi-C as a solution for cervical total disc replacement. The positive clinical outcomes remain consistent with previous findings, mainly that Mobi-C continues to deliver positive patient outcomes including efficacy, safety, patient satisfaction and fewer follow-up surgeries. It is particularly important that the clinical effectiveness of cTDR versus ACDF becomes more apparent when treatment increases from one to two levels, indicating a significant benefit for Mobi-C in two-level procedures, which affects an estimated one in three cervical disc patients,” Zimmer Biomet s...
Source: Mass Device - March 29, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Clinical Trials Spinal zimmerbiomet Source Type: news
Cerapedics wins FDA IDE nod for P-15L bone graft trial
Cerapedics said today it won FDA investigational device exemption approval to launch a clinical trial examining the safety and efficacy of its P-15L Peptide Enhanced bone graft.
In the trial, the Wesminster, Colo.-based company will explore the use of the P-15L graft as it compares to autografts in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion procedures meant for treating degenerative disk disease.
“Prior research of this proprietary P-15 technology has demonstrated potential benefits in fusion rates, neurological outcomes and safety in cervical and lumbar fusions. We are pleased to participate in a new study evaluating w...
Source: Mass Device - March 14, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Clinical Trials Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Spinal Cerapedics Inc. Source Type: news
Medical News Today: ACDF surgery: What to expect
We look at anterior cervical discectomy surgery, a procedure to reduce neck and back pain caused by disc problems. Learn more about what to expect here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
NASS 2017 Roundup: Zimmer Biomet launches Vitality+, Vital spinal fixation systems
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) today announced the launch of its Vitality+ and Vital spine fixation systems in the US following recent 510(k) clearance for pedicle preparation and screw insertion under power.
The Vitality+ spinal fixation system is composed of a Vitality+ Power designed for controlled pedicle preparation and pedicle screw insertion, Vitality+ PSO designed for optimal pedicle subtraction osteotomy and vertebral column resection and Vitality+ Hooks for additional fixation options, the Warsaw, Ind.-based company said.
The recent clearance allows the inclusion of the market’s first flexible drill and blunted ...
Source: Mass Device - October 25, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Spinal depuysynthes gssolutions johnsonandjohnson LifeNet Health Misonix Mizuho OSI Nuvasive RTI Surgical Xtant Medical zimmerbiomet Source Type: news
Traumatic vertebral artery dissection in high school rugby players: a report of two cases - Suzuki S, Tsuchimochi R, Abe G, Yu I, Inoue T, Ishibashi H.
Traumatic vertebral artery dissection (VAD) has been reported in various types of sports and recreation. However, there have been no reports of VAD in rugby players, except for those with cervical spine injuries. We experienced two cases of VAD without cer... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Cervical artery dissection related to chiropractic manipulation: one institution's experience - Kennell KA, Daghfal MM, Patel SG, DeSanto JR, Waterman GS, Bertino RE.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of patients seen at a single institution who were diagnosed with a cervical vessel dissection related to chiropractic neck manipulation. METHODS: We identified cases through a retros... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Hospital characteristics related to the hospital length of stay among inpatients receiving invasive cervical discectomy due to road traffic accidents under automobile insurance in South Korea - Shin KW, Lee HJ, Nam CM, Moon KT, Park EC.
This study aimed to invest... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Vertera Spine raises $3m for spinal fusion devices
Vertera Spine raised $3.1 million, according to regulatory documents filed this week with the SEC.
The Atlanta, Ga.-based company offered equity in exchange for a minimum investment of $2,000 and 29 investors contributed to the round, beginning Feb 7.
The privately-held medtech company manufactures spinal fusion devices, including its Cohere cervical interbody fusion device. Cohere is the 1st porous all-PEEK (polyetherether ketone) interbody system to win 510(k) clearance from the FDA, Vertera reported, and it’s indicated for use in anterior cervical discectomy fusion procedures.
PEEK has been used for years in spina...
Source: Mass Device - June 2, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Funding Roundup Implants Vertera Spine Source Type: news
Contrast US helps assess breast cancer treatment response
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AIUM: Ultrasound bests MRI, mammo in assessing breast tumor size (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 16, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Migraine Linked to Cervical Artery Dissection Migraine Linked to Cervical Artery Dissection
This is the second large study to find such an association, but the first to identify it as being stronger in young patients. Dr Laurie Barclay shares the results.Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 28, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
The Bizarre Side Effect 1 In 100 People Experience During Sex
For SELF, by Zahra Barnes.
As your sexual arousal ramps up on the trippy journey to orgasm, pleasure is probably the only thing on your mind. Unfortunately, for some people, pain interrupts the party. At least one percent of adults experience coital cephalalgia, or “sex headaches,” aka head pain that occurs before, during, or after orgasm. Here’s what you need to know about this condition, which is basically the unpleasant epitome of a buzzkill.
Mayo Clinic spotlights two kinds of sex headaches. The first is “a dull ache in the head and neck that intensifies as sexual excitement increases,” a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Less Morbidity with SLN Biopsy in Cervical Cancer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- No difference in survival versus pelvic node dissection (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 13, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Migraine Linked to Stroke Caused by Cervical Artery Dissection (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Migraine is associated with risk for stroke caused by cervical artery dissection, according to a JAMA Neurology study.Using a large Italian stroke … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - March 6, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
