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Spinal injury and ‘biorobotic control’ of the bladder
There are many challenges facing people with spinal cord injury – and walking again is often the least of their problems. Research from Cambridge University could help patients take control
Consultant spine surgeon Bengt Sturesson talks sacroiliac joint pain
Bengt Sturesson, of the Department of Orthopaedics, Ängelholm Hospital, Sweden, talks to Spinal Surgery News about the role of the sacroiliac joint and how pain can develop and be diagnosed
Half of UK doctors planning to practise abroad
Almost half of doctors are looking to move abroad as their current experience of being a doctor is worse than they expected when they graduated, a new BMA study has found.
INSPIRED: A quantifiable multi-centre spinal cord neuro-imaging project
MRI scanning has revolutionised diagnosis in many fields of medicine but has proved difficult to use in spinal cord injury. INSPIRED is a new study from Spinal Research that aims to
12–14 December 2016 – AOSpine Davos Courses 2016; Switzerland
Dear colleagues, On behalf of the AO Foundation and AOSpine, I would like to welcome you to the Davos Courses 2016—the AO Foundation’s annual educational flagship. The Davos Courses is
25 November 2016 – GECO Spine Course: Update on artificial disc replacement 2016; France
Dear friends and colleagues of GECO, It is with a great pleasure that we will welcome you on November 26th 2016 for a meeting devoted to the evolution of disc replacement surgery:
17–18 November 2016 – 10th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine 2016; Utrecht
10th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine 2016 Thursday, November 17 and Friday, November 18, 2016 Muntgebouw Utrecht Hotel NH Utrecht Utrecht Holland Program Co-chairs John B.
8–10 November 2016 – British Trauma Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting; Birmingham
Welcome to British Trauma Society 2016! This year BTS will be heading to the Birmingham City Council House on the 9th -10th November 2016 and will once again bring together
How to maximise flexibility, efficiency and ease of use in thoracolumbar posterior fixation
When developing pedicle screws for posterior fixation and correction of the spine, manufacturers are confronted with high demands they have to meet for a variety of indications in a fast-evolving
Spinal tumour implants – patients benefit from icotec’s BlackArmor® Carbon/PEEK implants
icotec’s BlackArmor® Carbon/PEEK material offers new opportunities in radiation therapy of spinal tumours Up to 40 per cent of all cancer patients will develop a secondary tumour in the spine
