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Spinal Stenosis
"Sport" Study Confirms Positive Outcomes for Older Americans Having Spinal Fusion Surgery
June 18th, 2007
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today it is pleased to see the recent study data showing Medicare patients suffering from degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis showed substantially greater improvement when treated surgically versus non-surgically. The results were part of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT), a study conducted at 11 sites across the U.S. and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Results of this five year, multi-center study were published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) showing that spinal fusion surgery benefited Medicare-aged patients suffering from degenerative spondylolisthesis with...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
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