Outpatient Spine

Martinsburg, W.V.-based WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center opened its new Brain and Spine Clinic, according to Journal News.

The lumbar spine fusion market is slated to increase at a 4.9 percent compound annual growth rate between 2017 and 2021, according to a 360 Market Updates report.

NuVasive is expanding its San Diego headquarters by 150,000 square feet and creating an "innovation center of excellence."

Atlanta-based Back Pain Centers of America added Las Vegas-based Allegion Spine Institute, formerly Nevada Spine Clinic, to its network.

Lexington, Ky.-based Advanced Pain Medicine is merging with Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain & Spine.

William Tobler, MD, a neurosurgeon with Cincinnati-based Mayfield Clinic, performed Cincinnati's first coflex® procedure in an ASC setting.

The minimally invasive spine market is thriving, with the market likely to total $842.2 million by 2023, a ReportsnReports analysis found, according to medGadget.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare opened a new outpatient clinic in Smyrna, Ga.

Xenco Medical expanded delivery for its ASC CerviKit, a compact delivery and storage platform for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures designed for the ASC setting.

Surgeons across the country are beginning to perform outpatient total joint replacements and spine surgery in an ASC. Outpatient procedures are associated with lower infection rates and reduced costs, providing better value to the healthcare system.1