1. Medtronic received FDA approval for its spinal cord stimulator, Vanta.
2. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics performed its first cervical disc replacement, according to a LinkedIn post.
3. Spine surgeon Chukwuka Okafor, MD, is opening a surgery center this year in Lakeland, Fla., to capitalize on the accelerating trend of outpatient migration.
4. The Back Space, a chain of retail spine care clinics, revealed the location of five of its 10 locations planned in Walmart stores as of July 7.
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