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Spinal Elements(TM) Announces Successful Completion of Landmark Spine Surgery

Published in Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly, January 30th, 2008

Spinal Elements announced that the first implantation of their highly-anticipated Zyre Facet Implant System in December 2007 was a success. It is the first arthroplasty system developed specifically to address facet joint pain.

Pioneer spine surgeon Rudolf Bertagnoli, M.D. performed the minimally-invasive, tissue-sparing procedure, which directly addresses the small facet joints present in every level of the spine. Top surgeons, Carl Lauryssen, M.D., of Tower Orthopedics in Beverly Hills, CA and Scott Kitchel, M.D., of Orthopedic Spine Associates in Eugene, Oregon, assisted in the procedure. It is the first of a set of surgeries being performed in Germany to evaluate...

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Source: Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly (2008-01-30)

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