New product innovation competition launches
Law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp has launched its inaugural student design competition, ‘Getting Back on Track’. The idea of this...
Read MoreMost people are in favour of screening for spinal muscular atrophy
Research from the University of Warwick indicates that most people are in favour of newborn screening for the potentially deadly...
Read MoreRecovery from spinal cord injuries can be predicted
Injuries to the spinal cord result in tissue loss in the spinal cord and brain. These neurodegenerative changes can be...
Read MoreBlackArmor® Carbon/PEEK implants – engineered for spinal tumour surgery
PROMOTIONAL FEATURE BlackArmor Carbon/PEEK spinal implants from icotec offer new opportunities in radiation therapy of spinal tumours The spine represents...
Read MoreTi-iT® – icotec’s osseointegration technology – eight years clinical success
icotec’s Ti-iT® osseointegration technology is a clinical success story. Never changed since its introduction eight years ago, icotec’s rough plasma...
Read Moreicotec VADER® Pedicle System made of BlackArmor®
icotec, a Swiss medical device company focusing on the development of BlackArmor Carbon/PEEK implants, achieved a breakthrough with the world’s...
Read MoreSurgeon Focus – Walter Bini
This issue SSN talks to Walter Bini, a neurosurgeon and spine surgeon based in Germany, and president of the organising...
Read MoreHelmet use associated with reduced risk of cervical spine injury during motorcycle crashes
Despite claims that helmets do not protect the cervical spine during a motorcycle crash and may even increase the risk...
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