For years, posterior cervical spine surgery has required a trade-off. Surgeons could use lateral mass screws, the long-standing workhorse of posterior cervical fixation. The technique was familiar, ...

DePuy Synthes Spine today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its SYNAPSE TM Occipital-Cervical-Thoracic (OCT) System with posterior ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers recently studied several cervical pedicle screw insertion techniques to help make the technically ...

September 26, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Advisory Panel has recommended that posterior cervical pedicle and lateral mass screws be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced it issued a final rule which classifies posterior cervical screw systems into class II, ...

DUBLIN - Feb. 16, 2015 - Medtronic plc (MDT), today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for expanded indications of the VERTEX ® Reconstruction ...

Atlantoaxial instability (excessive movement between the first and second cervical vertebrae) can be caused by trauma, malignancy and inflammatory or congenital defects. It can present with local pain ...

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