ApiFix's Minimally Invasive Deformity Correction system has been used to treat more than 250 patients with progressive scoliosis.

Priority Health of Michigan Medical Policy now covers six spine procedures with no prior authorization required, effective Aug. 20.

Vertos Medical enrolled the first patient into a nationwide study of its mild procedure, a minimally invasive lumbar spinal stenosis treatment.

Sukdeb Datta, MD, is an interventional pain management specialist and founder of Datta Endoscopic Back Surgery and Pain Center in New York City. He also serves as a professional lecturer at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

John Chi, MD, director of neurosurgical spinal oncology at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital, presented the 12-month outcomes data from Spineology's SCOUT clinical trial at the 2018 North American Spine Society Meeting in Los Angeles, Sept. 26-29.

Zeiss Meditec launched the Tivato 700 for minimally invasive spine surgery at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, Sept. 26-29.

Biedermann Motech will launch its iMass 360 procedure at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, Sept. 26-28.

Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock is now offering Centinel Spine’s minimally invasive prodisc C anterior cervical total disc replacement surgery for neck and arm pain.

Since its commercialization at the beginning of 2018, Life Spine has seen continued market success with its Simpact Sacroiliac Joint Fixation system.

Zavation Medical Products acquired Pan Medical U.S. Corp., and now offers a full suite of minimally invasive systems.

Bangor-based Eastern Maine Medical Center welcomed Michael Paci, MD, to EMMC Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists.

Diabetic status is a risk factor for increased hospital length of stay after minimally invasive lumbar discectomy, according to a study in Clinical Spine Surgery.

The global spine market is projected to reach $18 billion by 2023, according to iData Research reports.

Vertos Medical's minimally invasive lumbar decompression procedure is a safe and effective lumbar spinal stenosis treatment, according to study results in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

Captiva Spine received FDA 510(k) clearance for its TowerLOX-EXT Extended Tab Pedicle Screws for minimally invasive surgery.

Genesys Spine received FDA clearance for its AIS-C Stand-Alone System.

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina issued a policy covering interspinous and interlaminar stabilization/distraction to treat lumbar spinal stenosis.

Primary decompression does not compromise clinical outcomes in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion patients, according to a study published in Spine.

Carevature Medical's Dreal decompression system reduces the risk of incidental dural tears compared to other devices, according to an article in the International Journal of Spine Surgery.

Market analysts predict the global minimally invasive spine surgery market will continue to grow in the coming years.