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Medtronic's fourth quarter total reported revenue was $4.46 billion, up 3.8 percent from last year's $4.3 billion, though global spine revenue dipped slightly.

New research has found that the use of bone morphogenic proteins in anterior and posterior lumbar fusions was linked with shorter hospital stays, lower infection rates and greater in-hospital costs, according to Healio.

Domagoj Coric, MD, board member of the ISASS sister organization International Advocates for Spine Patients, has written a response to the recently released BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina's "Let's Talk Cost" statement.  

At the 2013 Dream & Promise Awards Benefit, the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation granted Ira Abbott, MD, the Pioneer Award for Pediatric Surgical Neuro-Oncology.

Minneapolis-based Medtronic announced it will cut approximately 500 jobs at its Minnesota facilities and 2,000 jobs worldwide, according to a TwinCities.com report.

In a study recently published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, researchers examined complications surrounding the treatment of spine trauma in morbidly obese patients.  

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, David Shapiro, MD, CHC, CHCQM, CHPRM, LHRM, CASC, will give a presentation titled "Legal Aspects of Spine Surgery."

Jeffrey Carlson, managing partner of Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Newport News, Va., has performed a successful procedure with SpineFrontier's FacetFuse Screw System in conjunction with SpineFrontier's P-TLIF Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device System.

Jason Huffman, board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine, has joined St. Helena (Calif.) Hospital as part of the hospital's expansion of orthopedic services.