Spine News

Patients who underwent adult spinal deformity surgery had higher odds of chronic opioid use if they used opioids preoperatively and had a duration of pain of 4 or more years, according to published results.

For the 13th straight year, Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the top hospital in the United States for orthopedic care, according to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals 2022-2023” survey.

3Spine Inc. has announced FDA investigational device exemption approval for a clinical trial on the BalancedBack, a total joint replacement for the lumbar spine, according to a press release.

ZimVie Inc. has announced a positive medical policy decision from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for its anterior vertebral body tethering device for the treatment of pediatric scoliosis, according to a ZimVie press release.

Zavation Medical Products LLC has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its eZspand Lateral, an expandable lumbar interbody fusion device, according to a press release.

Results showed minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion is an appropriate alternative to traditional anterior and posterior lumbar fusion in obese patients with degenerative spine disease.

Published results showed use of a titanium posterior lumbar cage for interbody fusion may be an effective alternative to polyetheretherketone cages regarding patient-reported outcomes and radiological parameters of surgical success.

PHILADELPHIA — Preoperative use of a spinal tumor surgery risk index in patients undergoing spinal tumor surgery had a high predictive performance for major postoperative adverse events and death, according to results presented here.

Intradiscal oxygen-ozone chemonucleolysis met non-inferiority criteria and achieved similar rapid, significant clinical improvements as microdiscectomy in patients with single-level lumbar disc herniations, according to results.

Stryker has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of the Q guidance system, an advanced planning and intraoperative guidance system for use during spinal surgery, according to a company release.