Vertos Medical Promotes Two Senior Leaders to Newly Created C-Suite Roles
New Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Technology Officer to Head Nationwide Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Treatment Expansion and Innovation Efforts
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 15, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Vertos Medical Inc., a leader... Devices, Orthopaedic, Neurosurgery, Personnel Vertos Medical, mild Procedure, lumbar spinal stenosis, spine surgery (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - August 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis
Spinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 30, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Aspirin to Prevent DVT After Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery Aspirin to Prevent DVT After Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Aspirin is commonly used to prevent DVT formation after total joint arthroplasty, but how useful is it among patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery?Current Orthopaedic Practice (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Multilevel vs Single-Level Decompression Surgery Multilevel vs Single-Level Decompression Surgery
A comparison between multilevel and single-level decompression surgery finds that each is similarly effective for the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.Spine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Does Spinal Fusion Reduce Revision Surgeries in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?
(MedPage Today) -- No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study.
Among 328 patients, the cumulative... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - July 27, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Vertos Medical Announces Results Showing Meaningful Mobility Improvement Following mild(R) Procedure
Level 1 study demonstrates functional improvement for patients treated with mild® Procedure as first-line therapy in a real-world setting
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 22, 2022 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Vertos Medical Inc., a leader ... Devices, Orthopaedic, Neurosurgery Vertos Medical, the mild Procedure, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar decompression (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 22, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Deep learning slashes spine MRI exam time by up to 50%
Spine MRI exams reconstructed by a deep learning algorithm are comparable t...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 1, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Dynamic Stabilization Surgery in Spinal Stenosis Patients Dynamic Stabilization Surgery in Spinal Stenosis Patients
A new study looks at the long-term results of dynamic stabilization among patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Is there room for improvement?Spine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news
Vertos Medical Announces ASC Reimbursement Increase for the mild(R) Procedure
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Dec. 8, 2020 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Vertos Medical Inc., a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatments for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), today announced that the Centers for Medicare an... Devices, Orthopaedic, Neurosurgery, Reimbursement Vertos Medical, lumbar spinal stenosis, mild Procedure (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - December 8, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Preoperative low muscle mass is a predictor of falls within 12  months of surgery in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis - Wada T, Tanishima S, Kitsuda Y, Osaki M, Nagashima H, Hagino H.
BACKGROUND: Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) may be at high risk of falls due to various factors. No effective fall risk assessments or fall prevention measures have been performed for patients with LSS because only a few studies have evaluate... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Hand grip strength can predict clinical outcomes and risk of falls after decompression and instrumented posterolateral fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis - Kwon JW, Lee BH, Lee SB, Sung S, Lee CU, Yang JH, Park MS, Byun J, Lee HM, Moon SH.
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: There has been limited research on the association between hand grip strength (HGS) as one of the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia and surgical outcomes of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
PURPOSE: We aimed to determine the effect of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Falls Source Type: news
Advantages of Frequent PT for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Advantages of Frequent PT for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Could more frequent PT sessions improve the outcomes of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis?Spine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
MRI spine data inform radiomic models for osteoporosis
Radiomic models developed using lumbar spine MRI data can be used to detect...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 8, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
MRI spine data informs radiomic models for osteoporosis
Radiomic models developed using lumbar spine MRI data can be used to detect...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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USPSTF reaffirms osteoporosis screening (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 7, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
CT, MRI for lower back pain still prevalent in ED
The rate of CT and MRI scans for back pain remained steady from 2001 to 2016...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Johns Hopkins tackles problem of unnecessary scans (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 24, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
