Spine News

LAS VEGAS — Patients with chronic low back pain who used the home-based RelieVRx program experienced reduction in pain intensity and interference with activity, sleep, mood and stress, according to a poster presented at PAINWeek 2022.

ZimVie Inc. has announced the launch of the Virage navigation system, an occipital-cervico-thoracic fixation system, according to a company press release.

Orthofix and SeaSpine have announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals and form a new orthopedics and spine company to be named prior to the transaction closing, according to a press release.

The National Football League and the NFL Players Association have issued a joint statement finalizing review of the league’s concussion protocol, which now prohibits a player from returning to a game if diagnosed with ataxia.

Published results showed pain catastrophizing may predict greater self-reported pain and lower scores on other self-reported outcomes 2 years after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Stryker has announced FDA 510(k) clearance for its OptaBlate bone tumor ablation system for patients with metastatic cancer, according to a press release.

Published results showed hospitalized bed rest for 2 weeks may reduce the number of patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures and poor prognostic MRI findings who require surgery.

Aurora Spine Corporation has announced FDA clearance of a new lumbar spinal stenosis indication for use with Aurora’s ZIP platform of minimally invasive spine surgery implants, according to a press release.

While nearly 50.2% of medical school students are from historically underrepresented groups, only 25.6% pursue an orthopedic residency, according to the 2020 Physician Specialty Data report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Theragen Inc. has announced the issuance of a U.S. patent for the ActaStim-S, a spine fusion bone-growth stimulator system that reportedly promotes healing and encourages patient compliance during the postoperative process.