Metro Medical Innovations

Texting frequently with thumbs may cause tendinitis

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/09/24/texting-frequently-with-thumbs-may-cause-tendinitis/

Texting frequently with thumbs may cause tendinitis Tendons in the hand can thicken abnormally and develop tendinitis in people who text frequently using their thumbs, says a study published online in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Aurora Spine ZIP MIS Interspinous Fusion System.

There is a need for uniform sterile processing protocols.

VA hospital may have infected 1,800 veterans with HIV A Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis and HIV.

28th Annual Combined Orthopaedic Resident Research Day.

Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. (1 Corinthians 12:12-13 NIV)

Attending the CDMI Launch Meeting with Drs. Vijay Goel & Anand Agarwal from The University of Toledo Engineering Center for Orthopaedic Research Excellence (ECORE), Dr. Christian Schultz from APEX Spine of Munich, DE & Guilherme Wanderley, MD, President of SpineSoft Fusion of Rio de Janerio, Brazil. We will all be presenting projects that will enhance surgeon experience, improve patient outcomes and reduce procedural costs.

Cleveland Spine Review 2014 with VTI's modular interbodies featuring a patented intraoperative assembly technology.
Traditional MIS techniques demand smaller & smaller implants. The VTI technology allows for an MIS approach while still providing the superior biomechanical stability of a large implant footprint with excellent host-implant interface.
The more robust endplate engagement of the VTI Interfuse implants enable them to resist subsidence better than traditional, smaller interbody devices.
According to Dr. Edward C. Benzel, endplate footprint is much more important than short spikes or threads.

Spine Camp team-building hike to commence!

Spine Camp!

Excited to participate in the CDMI Planning Meeting at UCSF this July!

ECORE. Making it happen.