The United States market for minimally invasive spine devices is expected to exceed $2.6 billion by 2018, according to an iData Research report.

Four orthopedic surgeons discuss the biggest challenges and opportunities for orthopedic surgeons heading into 2012.

Orthofix International announced the full market release of Collage™ Osteoconductive Scaffold at this week's North American Spine Society meeting in Chicago, according to a recent Orthofix International news release.

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced the release of the Integra Complete Cervical Intervertebral Body Fusion Device, according to a recent Integra news release.

Globus Medical Inc., the largest privately held spinal implant manufacturer in the world, announced the launch of the CALIBER®-L, a vertically expanding minimally invasive lateral implant, according to a recent Globus Medical news release.

At the 26th annual meeting of the North American Spine Society, Metronicannounced the launch of the Aquamantys Mini EVS 3.4 Epidural Vein Sealer, according to a recent Medtronic news release.

Neel Anand, MD, Mch, Orth, orthopedic spine surgeon and director of orthopedic spine surgery of The Spine Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, discusses six things to know about minimally invasive surgery.

Wright Medical Group has entered into a supply and distribution agreement with ArthroCare to distribute devices associated with soft tissue fixation of the foot and ankle, according to a Wright Medical news release.

Stryker Joint Prevention announced its new G-Lok implant, which will join the VersiTomic portfolio for ACL/PCL reconstruction, according to a company news release.

Stryker Sustainability Solutions is a division of Stryker devoted to reprocessing and remanufacturing single-use medical devices. Stryker acquired the company formerly known as Ascent over the past year and a half and became the only major orthopedic device companies to have a place in the medical device reprocessing market. Senior Director of Marketing and Public Affairs of Stryker Sustainability Solutions Lars Thording discusses how the reprocessing of medical devices can benefit hospitals, device companies and the environment.