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ATHLET® – Cervical vertebral body replacement
Promotional feature ATHLET® is a vertebral body replacement implant used for stabilisation and reconstruction of the cervical spine (C3 – C7). It is used following cervical corpectomy with anterior access
Surgeon in Focus – Dr Ali H Mesiwala
Dr Ali H Mesiwala is a board-certified neurosurgeon specialising in the development of novel technologies and minimally invasive techniques for both spinal and cranial surgery. He is a fellowship-trained expert
Mainstay Medical announces commercial launch of ReActiv8 in Australia
Mainstay Medical Holdings recently announced the commercial launch in Australia of ReActiv8®, its implantable neurostimulation system to treat chronic low back pain. “Launching ReActiv8, our Restorative Neurostimulation therapy, commercially in Australia
Covid positive patients should delay surgery to reduce death risk
Surgery should be delayed for seven weeks after a patient tests positive for COVID-19 – as operations taking place up to six weeks after diagnosis are associated with increased risk
NSpine: Treatment of Pancoast
Christian Mazel from Paris is a pioneer in the en-bloc resection techniques for Pancoast tumours. In this video, he shares details of his surgical technique
6-8 October 2021, EUROSPINE; Vienna
From the EUROSPINE website: EUROSPINE this year will be one week earlier in Vienna, 6-8 October 2021. The worldwide pandemic has forced us all to adapt to a new way
MedTech start-up, Axis Spine Technologies, completes £2.2m funding round led by ACF Investors
Axis Spine Technologies Ltd (AST) has raised £2.2m in a funding round led by ACF Investors, with follow-on investment from Mercia’s EIS funds. Mercia was the first investor when Axis
New potential for functional recovery after spinal cord injury
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into new neurons to promote recovery after spinal cord injury, revealing
NSpine: Advanced sacropelvic fixation techniques
Hugues Pascal-Moussellard from Paris shares his extensive experience in advanced lumbopelvic fixation techniques
Scientists repair injured spinal cord using patients’ own stem cells
Intravenous injection of bone marrow derived stem cells (MSCs) in patients with spinal cord injuries led to significant improvement in motor functions, researchers from Yale University and Japan report Feb.
