Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's Spine & Pain Associates physicians are among the first providers in the U.S. to use dorsal root ganglion stimulation to treat chronic pain, according to LVB.com.
Outpatient Spine
Here are seven key stories on outpatient spine trends and news.
Nicholas Renaldo, MD, recently became the first surgeon in New York to perform five procedures in an ASC using Paradigm Spine's coflex device.
A study found spine surgeons perform more spine procedures at ASCs with 23-hour observation stays, according to AHC Media.
Relievant Medsystems enrolled the first patient in its clinical study analyzing the Intracept procedure, a minimally invasive approach to treating low back pain.
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Medical device company LinkSPINE named Dennis Farrell CEO and president.
Top Doctors recognized orthopedic spine surgeon Daryl Sybert, DO, as a 2017 Top Doctor in New Albany, Ohio.
Paradigm Spine announced it reached an agreement with the Health Alliance Plan of Michigan to cover the coflex Interlaminar Stabilization device.
A Nashville-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance surgeon performed the area's first outpatient lumbar spine surgery.
Minnesota-based Inspired Spine acquired Alexandria, Minn.-based Tristate Brain and Spine Institute, a leading spine and neurosurgery private practice in Minnesota.