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A new opportunity for spinal surgery: BlackArmor® Carbon/PEEK implants

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Spinal implants from icotec enable a more efficient, focused and better therapy for tumours with the metal-free BlackArmor technology The spine represents the most common location for secondary

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EUROSPINE 2018 – An international academic community celebrates its 20th anniversary

EUROSPINE 2018 took place from 19 to 21 September at the CCIB in Barcelona and was a full success. Nearly 4,000 participants from 80 countries joined together for a memorable

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Simple, cost-effective treatment following failed back surgery shows promise

Failed back surgery (continued low back and leg pain after surgery) is relatively common. With each reoperation, success, as defined by pain reduction, becomes less likely and most patients do

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Product features by SIGNUS Medizintechnik

Cervial Disc Arthroplasty Cervical Disc Arthroplasty (CDA) seems to be an alternative to Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion (ACDF). During the past two decades the effectiveness of CDA in treating

EVENTS

17 September 2019, Spine examination course for FRCS (Tr & Orth); Oswestry

Event: Spine Examination Course for FRCS (Tr & Orth) Venue:                                 Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Target Audience:             ST3-ST8 Orthopaedic Trainees, Specialty Trainees Convenor:                           Mr Birender Balain, Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal

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20 May 2019, Spine pain and spinal pain treatments; Oswestry

Venue:                                 Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Target Audience:             Consultants in Radiology and Orthopaedics/Spinal Surgery, Physicians in Pain Medicine, Anaesthetists, Anaesthetic, Orthopaedic and Radiology Registrars, Allied Health Professionals Convenor:                           Dr

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Surgeon Focus – Professor Alex Green

Spinal Surgery News talks to Alex Green, a Neurosurgeon and an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. He specialises in Functional Neurosurgery – Deep Brain Stimulation and Spinal Cord

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NICE recommend iFuse for treating chronic sacroiliac joint pain

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have recently recommended the adoption of the iFuse device for treating chronic sacroiliac joint pain The case for adopting the iFuse

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Cavendish Medical: Will you walk into a tax trap?

Dr Benjamin Holdsworth on why you should request your annual pensions statement now   Now is the time to actively request your pension statement from the NHS Pensions Agency if