Spine News

CHICAGO — Results presented here showed decompression and dynamic sagittal tether stabilization for degenerative spondylolisthesis may yield faster return to work and activities of daily living compared with lumbar interbody fusion.

Theragen has announced the issuance of a second U.S. patent for its ActaStim-S, a wearable and app-compatible postoperative bone growth stimulator for patients undergoing spinal fusion, according to a release.

DePuy Synthes has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of the Teligen system, a platform of digital tools for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion procedures, according to a company press release.

CHICAGO — Results showed opioid-sparing anesthesia in adult spinal deformity surgery reduced total opioid consumption and opioid-related complications, as well as the need for the ICU, blood transfusion, pain scores and length of stay.

CHICAGO — Although cement augmentation did not alter the rate of secondary fracture after osteoporotic compression fracture, results presented here showed a decrease in secondary fracture rate with anti-osteoporotic medications.

CHICAGO — In this video from the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, Keith Evans discusses the current and future advancements of spine navigation systems.

CHICAGO — In this video, Justin Barad, MD, pediatric orthopedic surgeon and co-founder and CEO of Osso VR, discusses the current and future use of virtual reality in orthopedic and spine surgery.

Results showed patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who were released to unrestricted activity at 4 to 8 weeks after posterior spinal fusion had high return to sport rates with a rapid return to baseline performance levels.

CHICAGO — In this video, Heidi Prather, DO, discusses the importance of mentors, the molds they can fill in a surgeon’s career and what her mentors have instilled in her career.

Captiva Spine and Remex Medical have announced an exclusive, long-term strategic partnership for the development of robotic and navigational spine surgery solutions, according to a Captiva Spine press release.