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Romosozumab: Bone-forming agent promising for osteoporosis patients
Romosozumab, A new bone-forming agent currently under study by Amgen Inc. and Belgium’s UCB, has shown promise in research into osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density (BMD).
Barrier Breaking Drug May Lead To Spinal Cord Injury Treatments
Injections of a new drug may partially relieve paralysing spinal cord injuries, based on indications from a study in rats, which was partly funded by the National Institutes of Health
Spineweek 2016
Save the date. Spineweek 2016 will take place May 16-20th 2016 in Singapore. The event will take place at the iconic Marina Sands Bay Hotel. The move of Spineweek to
Stryker Spine Launch Unique Minimally Invasive Procedural Solution @ NASS
Stryker Corporation’s Spine Division has launched LITe® (Less Invasive Technology) TLIF Procedural Solution during the North American Spine Society’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA from November 12 – 14. With
FDA Clearance for Signus Mobisc® II ST interbody fusion device
SIGNUS Medizintechnik, the German developer and manufacturer of spinal implants, has received FDA clearance to commercially release its Signus MOBIS ® II ST system, which is comprised of a line of structural titanium
FDA Approval for Titan Spine NanoLock
Titan Spine, innovative spinal interbody fusion implants specialist has announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Titan Spine NanoLock,
Medtech receives CE marking of ROSA Spine robot
Medtech, who specialise in the design, development and marketing of surgical robots has announced the CE Marking of its new product ROSA™Spine, a minimally invasive spine surgery robotic assistant. This
Titan Spine
SSN meets Dr Paul Slosar, Chief Medical Officer at Titan Spine Tell us about your role as Chief Medical Officer As Chief Medical Officer of Titan Spine I have responsibilities
Laura Counsell, BSRF – Advancing knowledge of scoliosis
SSN meet Laura Counsell, National Director at the British Scoliosis Research Foundation (BSRF) What is your position in BSRF and what does your role entail? I’m National Director at the
How reliable are tests used to diagnose disc herniation?
Nezar H. Al Nezari et al. Neurological examination of the peripheral nervous system to diagnose lumbar spinal disc herniation with suspected radiculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. In The Spine
