Hospital consolidation may lead to higher costs of care and fewer choices for patients, but does present an opportunity for ASCs to provide a more cost-effective and efficient option. These four ...

The lumbosacral joint, also called L5-S1, is a term used to describe a part of the spine. L5-S1 is the exact spot where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral spine begins. The lumbosacral joint ...

Wellspring Capital Management has acquired Summit Spine & Joint Centers, according to a news release. Summit, founded in 2014 and based in Lawrenceville, Georgia, is a provider of minimally ...

progressive facet degeneration or sacroiliac joint pain.40–42 Outcomes based on natural degeneration of the lumbar spine more than 1 year after initial lumbar spine surgery were similar in the ...

Axial joint involvement has not been systematically addressed. Methods to assess spinal disease have been borrowed from those used in ankylosing spondylitis. Both ultrasound and MRI have ...

Tenon Medical earned FDA 510(k) clearance to use its Catamaran sacroiliac joint system for augmenting thoracolumbar fusion, according to a March 24 news release. With the new indication Catamaran can ...

One such form is skeletal tuberculosis, which targets the bones, spine, and joints, often causing debilitating complications. TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacterium that spreads ...

With this approval, the Catamaran is now indicated to treat the SI joint as either a stand-alone treatment or to augment a spinal fusion. "The FDA has cleared the Catamaran SI Joint Fusion System ...