2 September 2019

icotec AG granted FDA clearance to market VADERone pedicle screw system

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE icotec AG, a Swiss company, recently announced that the VADER®one pedicle screw system was granted US Food and...

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3 July 2019

Money Matters – Will you be caught out by the ‘taper’?

Will you be caught out by the ‘taper’?   Dr Benjamin Holdsworth of Cavendish Medical, on the steps you need...

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23 May 2019

Add value to your examination preparation

The Oswestry Spinal Examination Course is new this year from the Orthopaedic Institute and ideal for FRCS preparation The Orthopaedic...

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21 May 2019

From scandal to biotope of surgeons

Upon learning about the new tech start-up, Global Surgical Society, SSN spoke to founder Alinda Jansen about the story behind...

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16 May 2019

Robots to perform spinal surgery with pinpoint accuracy

Robots will perform spinal surgery with greater accuracy than humanly possible as part of a ground-breaking research project led by...

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14 May 2019

Getting it right first time in spinal surgery

The Getting It Right First Time programme recently published its national report on spinal services, authored by Mike Hutton, consultant...

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9 May 2019

The safety and performance of Magnetically Controlled Growth Rods for treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis

Reshma Tilwani and authors from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children discuss their latest...

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7 May 2019

Is VR & simulation the secret to better medical education and safer surgery?

Daniel Spencer, business manager at Charlton Morris, looks at the capabilities of medical simulation technology Artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual...

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