Spine

NuVasive Inc. announced the launch of its new C360 cervical spine portfolio, which includes the commercial launch of its anterior plating system, according to a press release.

DuPage Medical Group announced the appointment of Anthony A. Romeo, MD, as executive vice president of the DuPage Medical Group.

The time a person with ankylosing spondylitis spends undiagnosed can negatively impact quality of life.

Tissue Differentiation Intelligence LLC has received FDA 510(k) clearance for SonoVision, an ultrasound product designed for intraoperative access to the spine, according to a company press release.

Patients with an acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture and hypoalbuminemia based on preoperative serum albumin levels were statistically more likely to develop major complications, such as sepsis, septic shock, pulmonary embolism, reintubation and prolonged intubation, according to study results.

Use of biphasic calcium-phosphate was a successful substitute as a standalone bone graft for autograft in instrumented posterolateral fusion of the thoracolumbar spine, according the results of a non-inferiority trial.

Published results showed patients with and those without prior lumbar spinal fusion had similar improvements in physical activity level following total hip arthroplasty, despite lower self-reported physical activity levels among patients with prior lumbar spinal fusion.

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.

CHICAGO — At the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, Vikas V. Patel, MD, discussed a study that compared imputation methods for the evaluation of long-term outcomes after lumbar total disc replacement. He said total disc replacement is a viable treatment with positive outcomes. He said imputation methods and complete case data show the most long-lasting effects following total disc replacement.

CHICAGO — Surgical outcomes and improved health-related quality of life scores can be achieved at 1 year postoperatively when patients with more severe cervical deformity alignment are managed with surgical plans that take their unique spinal parameters into account, a presenter said at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.