Spinal Disease

SAN DIEGO — Results showed posterior dynamic distraction device better index correction, less blood loss and shorter length of stay compared with vertebral body tethering for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Although patients with depression presented with and maintained worse spine disease severity after lumbar spine surgery vs. those without depression, researchers found these groups experienced a similar degree of postoperative improvement.

DePuy Synthes, a Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Company, announced the launch of its Symphony Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic System for patients with complex cervical spine disorders.