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Spinal Surgery News - Autumn 2012 EDITORIAL
All the latest Spinal Surgery news
12 TRADE TOOLS Taking a look at new and current products
16 MEETINGS A comprehensive guide to what’s on 18 INTERVIEW
Interview with Peter Ullrich CEO, Titan Spine
20 ARTICLE Rare vertebral metastasis in a case of Hereditary Paraganglioma 26 ARTICLE
Delayed post-traumatic spinal cord infarction in an adult after minor head and neck trauma: a case report
30 ARTICLE Proximal junctional vertebral fracture-subluxation after adult
spine deformity surgery.
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Titan Spine is a privately owned medical device surface tech- nology company in Mequon, Wisconsin that is focused on the design, manufacture, and marketing of proprietary titanium interbody fusion devices for the spine. Through strategic part- nerships with leading academic pioneers in materials science and biomedical engineering, the Company has created an im- plant surface that is unique to all other interbody fusion im- plant designs currently being offered in the marketplace. Titan Spine’s surface technology features a proprietary combination of textures on the macro, micro, and nano levels that has been shown to create a superior bone-formation response when compared to other common interbody implant materials such as PEEK and smooth titanium. The Company is committed to advancing the science of surface engineering to enhance the treat- ment of various pathologies of the spine that require fusion. The Com- pany’s product portfolio includes the Endoskeleton® TA (ALIF), TAS (ALIF with integrated screws), TT (TLIF), TO (PLIF and Oblique), and TC (cer- vical) interbody devices. The Com- pany recently created Titan Spine Europe, GmbH, based in Laichingen, Germany.
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spinalsurgerynews.com Autumn 2012 SURFACE TECHNOLOGY THE LEADER IN
If all you see are interbody devices, you aren’t looking closely enough
The Endoskeleton® implants feature Titan’s proprietary nano surface technology that has been shown to produce a superior osteogenic response when compared to PEEK and smooth titanium*
Please visit us at the German Spine Conference Booth #54 or scan the QR code to learn more
Osteoblasts
*Olivares-Navarrete, R., Gittens, R.A., Schneider, J.M., Hyzy, S.L., Haithcock, D.A., Ullrich, P.F., Schwartz, Z., Boyan, B.D., 2012, Osteoblasts exhibit a more differentiated phenotype and increased bone morphogenetic production on titanium alloy substrates than poly-ether-ether-ketone, The Spine Journal, v. 12, p. 265-272.
Notice: One or more products are covered by patents Notice: one or more products are covered by patents Autumn 2012 | SpinalSurgeryNews | 3
In the news, the International Osteopo- rosis Foundation has released a report, stating that 80 percent of fracture patients are not screened for osteoporosis or risk of future falls. Left unchecked they risk further occurrence of secondary fractures & long-term disability. Harrowing stuff , read more on page 4 for the full story. In this issue, we have articles on rare vertebral metastasis in a case of hereditary paraganglioma, as well as a case report on delayed post-traumatic infarction in the spinal cord. We also have an interview with Peter Ullrich, from Titan Spine. We’re still running our questionnaire on intra-operative monitor-
ing in spinal surgery. If you have thoughts on the technique, fi ll in our survey on page 29, or visit
www.spinalsurgerynews.com/iom. £100 in Marks & Spencer vouchers up for grabs – what are you waiting for?? Enjoy the issue.
Matt Ng Editor
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