THIS IMPLANT IS VIEWABLE ON MRI!” (Orthopedics This Week)
Simplify Medical, Inc., based in Sunnyvale, California, has announced findings from a new study published January 31, 2017 in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. The study, “Utilization of CT scanning associated with complex spine surgery,” is the first to estimate the magnitude of computed tomography (CT) imaging for post-operative assessment of spine surgery.
According to the March 8, 2017 news release, “The study found that CT prevalence following complex spine surgery increased more than two-fold from six months to five years, with patients averaging two scans over that period. Each CT scan has been estimated to deliver the equivalent radiation of 400 to 550 chest X-rays to the patient. The retrospective study utilized data drawn from a Humana database covering eight consecutive years from 2007 through 2014 and comprising adjudicated claims for more than 130,000 complex spine procedures.”
“One device that may minimize the need for post-surgical CT scans is the Simplify Disc, a cervical artificial disc designed to be clearly viewed on MRI [magnetic resonance imaging] without artifact. Composed of polyetheretherketone (PEEK)-on...
