Ian Armstrong, M.D. has joined the Scientific Advisory Board of Aurora Spine, located in Carlsbad, California. Armstrong previously served as the Director of the Spine Program at Century City Hospital and Chief of Neurosurgery there. He is an affiliate of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Medical Association. “I look forward to being very involved with Aurora, ” he said. Armstrong has published numerous papers on the topic of spinal disorders and procedures.
Aurora Spine Names Armstrong to Board
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“We are excited to work with Dr. Armstrong and believe that his expertise in spine, specifically, minimally invasive spinal procedures, will be invaluable as we continue to make advances in our MIS Interspinous and Stand-alone technologies, ” said Trent J. Northcutt, CEO. Aurora Spine specializes in minimally-invasive regenerative technologies.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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