A tuberculosis outbreak that spanned seven states in 2023 has been tied to bone graft products from an infected donor — again. Two spinal surgery patients died from a tuberculosis infection, or TB, ...
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SurGenTec, a privately held spine and orthopedic technology company dedicated to creating safe and intuitive solutions for surgeons and patients, announced today ...
Associate Professors Amir Alavi, Nitin Agarwal, and D. Kojo Hamilton have secured a $352,213 NIH R21 grant to create the ...
A collaboration between civil engineering and neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh could change how spinal fusion ...
When a California company developed a product to be used in spinal fusion surgeries, the firm's president said he knew it faced a new "ethical dilemma," even noting a recent NPR news investigation ...
SHELTON, Conn., April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spine Wave is pleased to announce the successful completion of its limited market release of Tempest® DCF Demineralized Cortical Fibers and its entry ...
A study of Medicare patients shows that costlier, more complex spinal fusion surgeries are on the rise — and sometimes done unnecessarily — for a common lower back condition caused by aging and ...
Two deaths and five infections of tuberculosis have been confirmed from spinal surgeries that used a bone allograft from an infected donor, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Piron ...