The Impact of Business Strategy and the FDA on the Future of Spine Surgery (OrthoSpineNews)
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain-Management Driven ASC Conference on June 14, Frank Phillips, MD, of Rush University Medical Center and Northwest Orthopedics, both in Chicago, and Nameer R. Haider, MD, of Spinal & Skeletal Pain Medicine in Utica, N.Y., discussed the impact of business strategy and the Food and Drug Administration on the future of spine surgery.
Both physicians identified trends that have emerged recently that show where the future of orthopedic surgery is headed. “The tide is really turning towards minimally invasive surgery,” said Dr. Phillips. He said that many physicians are coming out of their residency trained in MSI, a trend that will make the technique increasingly common in both hospitals and ASCs. “It will definitely become the standard if it hasn’t already,” he said.
Dr. Haider cited neuromodulation as a technique that is and will continue to be used to treat a variety of conditions, from obesity to sleep apena. “This technology will definitely be utilized more in the coming years,” he said.
However, Dr. Haider remarked that neuromodulation is be...
