Spinal Elements, based in Carlsbad, Calif., has relocated its corporate headquarters to a 40,000-square-foot location. The company's original headquarters was 8,500 square feet.

The spinal implant market in the U.S. is now worth more than $5.5 billion, $1.5 billion of which is made up of minimally invasive spine implants, according to reports from iData Research.

Broomfield, Colo.-based Lanx launched its TIMBERLINE Lateral Modular Plate Fixation system, an anchored interbody device for lateral fusion.

Michael Star, MD, of Santa Rosa Orthopaedics, is opening a SRO satellite office in Sonoma, Calif., to offer Sonoma patients conveniently located care.  

Dean Chou, MD, is the associate director of the University of California San Francisco Spine Center and an associate professor of clinical neurological surgery. He is a charter member of the Spinal Oncology Study Group, an international consortium of experts in the field of spinal tumors. He is also an advisory board member for Spine.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Spinal Elements relocated its corporate headquarters within the city to an office space with 31,500 square feet more than the original location.

Yi Li, MD, a neurologist of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, has led a study providing evidence that regeneration of spinal cord fibers could lead to functional recovery in stroke victims.

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has given the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute at LifeBridge Health, based in Baltimore, two Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards and the Target: Stroke designation.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, will give a presentation titled "15 CPT and Coding Issues for Orthopedics and Spine."

Phoenix-based Valley Orthopedics announced that four of its physicians will provide orthopedic and spine care at its new location in Paradise Valley, Ariz.