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AOSpine and the EANS welcome you to Strasbourg
14 Aug 2008
As part of their ongoing collaboration to provide excellence in spine education, and in recognition of the need for specific training directed at the management of vascular, visceral, and dural injuries particular to spine surgery, AOSpine Europe and the EANS are proud to once again present the live tissue training course: Complications in Spine Access Surgery - Complication avoidance and management strategies. |
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New InSpine is out!
14 Aug 2008
InSpine No. 3 / 08 is out now, looking at issues of professional conduct: AOSpine members Ziya Gokaslan, Ma Xin, and Alexandre Sadao Iutaka offer their thoughts on addressing incompetence in coworkers. The views of Dr. Charles Rosen, the founder of the Association for Ethics in Spine Surgery might well be illuminating! And it may come as a surprise to find out how many doctors not only prescribe, but also take drugs. A feature on spinal cord monitoring and a commented case report on spinal osteochondroma give new surgical insights. |
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REMINDER: AOSNA fellowship site funding applications
12 Aug 2008
REMINDER: AOSpine North America is accepting fellowship site funding award applications for the upcoming 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 academic years. The deadline is September 15th. |
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Olympic Games: what makes better athletes
11 Aug 2008
The world-record pace for the marathon continues to improve for both men and women. For men, the record pace for the marathon is now about as fast as the record pace for the 10,000-meter run just after World War II. Today, champion athletes are running more than four times farther at speeds of well under five minutes per mile.
How can this be? Are humans simply built better or is there something else behind the mind-blowing speeds on the racetrack? |
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Editorial Board Opportunity
09 Aug 2008
Editorial Board Opportunity for AOSpine North America Members only. |
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Communication is key to ease patients' worry about surgery
06 Aug 2008
A study published in the July 2008 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that patients age 60 or older have many concerns and questions that they do not mention to their orthopedic surgeons, which, in turn can become a barrier to obtaining optimal care. |
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Physicians targeted by Medtronic whistleblowers
31 Jul 2008
The rumors were rampant throughout the orthopedics industry the last two weeks that a couple of hundred surgeons were about to be indicted.
Turns out, that wasn’t true. What did happen, however, was that a whistleblower lawsuit had been unsealed in Boston that named 136 spine surgeon and distributors doing business with Medtronic Spine as defendants and accused them of violating the False Claims Act and promoting off-label use of INFUSE™. |
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AOSpine–Complications & controversies course
25 Jul 2008
In 2008, the year that AO Foundation turns 50 and AOSpine celebrates its 5th anniversary, AOSpine Latin America has decided to celebrate this with an important event in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires: a Course of Complications and Controversies, something extremely useful for surgeons’ daily practice. |
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New lecture webcasts online
24 Jul 2008
We’re pleased to announce that a total of 41 new lecture webcasts are now available on the AOSpine website. The lectures, which were filmed during the Davos courses in December, cover a variety of topical subjects. |
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Jeffrey Wang on biologics for spine
17 Jul 2008
Jeff Wang talked to Elizabeth Hofheinz from Orthopedics This Week about his views on biologics for spine. He explains that ten years ago the field was 75% traditional rods and plates and 25% biologics. Now this situation has reversed and we are in a transition period where we’re focusing more on biologics than devices |
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AOSpine Manual draw at IMAST 2008
16 Jul 2008
Congratulations to Dr Abdul Malik Hussein from Malaysia, who was announced as the lucky winner of the AOSpine Manual at IMAST 2008!
Everybody who signed up to become a new AOSpine subscription member at the IMAST 2008 AOSpine lounge was entered into a draw to win the AOSpine Manual―a two volume set covering Principles and Techniques and Clinical Application worth EUR 499.95. |
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Doxa applies for FDA registration of Xeraspine®
15 Jul 2008
The Swedish spine enthusiasts at Doxa have submitted a 510(k) application for the registration of Xeraspine®, the first injectable, high-mechanical-strength bioceramic for the treatment of vertebral fractures. Doxa anticipates a response from the FDA, with possible points for consideration, within three months, after which time the marketing and sale of Xeraspine shall commence in the US. |
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Check out the AOSpine Cases!
11 Jul 2008
At AOSpine we offer our members a collaborative knowledge platform and global network to compare and comment on all aspects of spinal cases.
Do you want to share your knowledge, discuss, and debate and so profit from the experiences of your colleagues from all over the world, focusing on the challenges posed by spine care today, all the time improving your patient outcomes? Our case platform can help you in your own professional development or for use in your research projects. |
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New myAOSpine is out!
01 Jul 2008
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of myAOSpine is now available. Make sure you download your copy of this issue, which is packed with must read articles, news, and great tips in the MY LIFESTYLE section. |
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Happy Birthday AOSpine!
23 Jun 2008
Five years ago on the 23 June AOSpine was formed on the occasion of the official signing of the first Template of Governance. In these five years AOSpine has gone from strength to strength and established itself as a widely accepted academic and scientific group in the spine world. Happy Birthday AOSpine! |
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AO celebrates 50th anniversary at Trustees Meeting
20 Jun 2008
In commemoration of the AO's 50th anniversary, the largest ever Trustees Meeting was held in Davos, Switzerland, June 11-14, culminating in a gala dinner for around 800 people. |
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Call for applications
14 Jun 2008
AOSpine North America fellowship site award guidelines and application forms for the upcoming 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 academic years are now available. |
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Annual BritSpine congress in Belfast
13 Jun 2008
AOSpine attended the annual BritSpine congress held at the Belfast Waterfront Hall in Belfast from 30 April to 2 May 2008. This Fifth Combined Meeting of the British Spinal Societies combined Keynote Lectures with interactive debates and free paper sessions. |
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AOSpine lounge and course at SpineWeek Geneva
13 Jun 2008
AOSpine was delighted to take part at the second SpineWeek meeting in Geneva, Switzerland; held only every 4th year. Over 2'000 participants from all over the globe took part and presented research papers, discussed cases and networked between May 26-31. In addition, the first combined AOSpine & EANS Seminar took during the congress on the topic of "Imaging and Navigation in Spine Surgery". |
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FDA bars doctors from clinical research
11 Jun 2008
US regulators have barred seven doctors from conducting clinical trials of drugs and medical devices so far this year, as many as in the three previous years combined, after lawmakers complained about delays in discipline. |