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The "July effect"—the notion that the influx of new residents and fellows at teaching hospitals in July of each year adversely affects patient care and outcomes—was examined in a very large data set of hospitalizations for patients undergoing spine surgery. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) and the University of Virginia Health System (Charlottesville, VA) found a negligible effect on periprocedural outcomes among patients treated by spine surgery. Detailed results of their...
New advances in minimally invasive surgical techniques mean you can get rid of your pain without the trauma of elaborate spinal surgery"”and be back on your feet in a matter of weeks, not months. One of the most promising types of back surgery is XLIF, or eXtreme-Lateral Interbody Fusion, says Kaixuan Liu MD, PhD, chief surgeon at Atlantic Spinal Care in Edison, N.J., and an expert in the cutting-edge technique. Edison, NJ (PRWEB) July 29, 2011 "If you've got chronic back pain, you've...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanx®, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery, announced its Aspen(TM) Spinous Process Fixation System (Aspen) was featured in two poster presentations at The 18th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 13th to 16th. Dan Gladney, Chief Executive Officer, Lanx, commented, "These scientific sessions at IMAST...
Recently Dr. Kaixuan Liu spoke about some of the new advances in spinal surgery an how they can seem like a dream come true. Dr. Liu explains how many patients are confused by the various claims: "Minimally invasive" surgery sounds great, but what, exactly, does it involve? Edison, NJ (PRWEB) July 22, 2011 To anyone suffering from chronic back pain, new advances in spinal surgery can seem like a dream come true. But many patients are confused by the various claims: "Minimally invasive"...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanx®, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery, today announced the launch of the Concero(TM) Facet Screw System (Concero) at the 2011 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. The Concero system is a minimally invasive fixation alternative to pedicle screws, intended to stabilize the spine during fusion procedures...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanx®, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery, today announced it has reached 17,000 implantations of its flagship product, the Aspen(TM) Spinous Process Fixation System (Aspen), at the 2011 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. "This significant implant milestone is evidence that the Aspen system is gaining...
Chiropractor Dr. Don Phillips has stepped up his offering of spinal decompression at his San Antonio Chiropractic office as revolutionary non-surgical technique to reduce pain and release pressure in the spine of his patients. Spinal decompression is a safe and effective therapy which has been cleared by the FDA and has been used by many of Dr. Phillips' patients to obtain relief from neck or back pain coupled with headaches in San Antonio without the need for pain medications or spinal...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery, announced the appointment of Dan W. Gladney as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors. He will assume the role on January 10, 2011. Gladney has more than 25 years of experience in the medical device industry, founding and leading companies in the orthopedic and cardiology sectors. Dr....
BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative devices for spinal surgery, has appointed Michael DeMane Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, effective today. Co-founder and former CEO Michael Fulton will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer, and will continue to guide the Company's innovation and new technology initiatives. Michael Fulton said, "The Board and I are extremely excited...
KARLSRUHE, Germany, May 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- On 14 and 15 May 2010 joimax(R) GmbH holds the first international user meeting of endoscopic spinal surgery in Veenhuizen/Niederlande. Besides the ten reference surgeons about 30 participants and customers from Germany, Europe, the United States and other countries are expected to join the meeting. The scientific program comprises a two-day conference which will be opened with a keynote lecture of Prof. Dr. Gerbrand J. Groen of the...
