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67 ORTHOPEDICS 7 celebrity spine surgeries and who performed them — Drs. Robert Watkins, Richard Guyer & more By Alan Condon Here are seven of the most high-profile spine surgeries on celebrities and sports stars and who performed them: 1. Tiger Woods underwent spinal fusion surgery in 2017 to remove a large portion of a degenerative disc. Richard Guyer, MD, of Plano- based Texas Back Institute, performed the procedure with Centinel Spine's Anterior Lumbar Integrated Interbody fusion device to alleviate pain in Mr. Woods' back and legs. 2. To address a disc herniation toward the end of his NFL career, Peyton Manning underwent a spinal fusion. Robert Watkins III, MD, and Robert Watkins IV, MD, of Marina Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., performed the procedure. In 2012, aer recovering from surgery, Mr. Manning was signed to the Denver Broncos and led the team to a Super Bowl win in 2016. 4. In 2010, "Dirty Dancing" star Jennifer Grey ruptured a disc in her back and underwent four cervical spine surgeries. X-rays indicated that her neck had a dramatic angulation and one vertebra was slipping onto another. Neurological spine surgeon Robert Bray, MD, founder of DISC Sports and Spine Center in Newport Beach, Calif., performed an anterior fusion through the front of Ms. Grey's neck to realign it, and placed a titanium plate to lock the joint back into position. 5. U2 frontman Bono sought treatment aer suffering a severe com- pression of the sciatic nerve in 2010. An MRI scan revealed an 8mm tear in the ligament and a herniated disc. Dr. Jörg-Christian Tonn, chief physician in the department of adult and pediatric neurosurgery at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany, per- formed the procedure, during which he found fragments of the disc that had entered the spinal canal. 6. In 2012, Dr. Watkins IV, operated on the then-Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard to repair a herniated disc. Aer rehabilitation, Mr. Howard returned to prowess with the Los Angeles Lakers, but suffered with back pain later in his career. In 2018, aer being diagnosed with piriformis syndrome, Dr. Watkins IV performed an L4-L5 lumbar microdiscectomy on Mr. Howard. 6. Hooman Melamed, MD, of Marina del Rey, Calif.-based DISC Sports and Spine Center, performed emergency spine surgery on for- mer "Dance Moms" star Abby Lee Miller in 2018. e procedure was done at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital in Los Angeles, where Dr. Melamed serves as scoliosis director. 7. In 2013, Andrew Dossett, MD, a spinal consultant for the Dallas Cowboys operated on quarterback Tony Romo to repair a disc hernia- tion. Earlier that year, Dr. Dossett removed a cyst from Mr. Romo, and surgery allowed him to continue playing in the NFL until he retired in 2016. n Stryker, NuVasive in spine: 5 key comparisons By Laura Dyrda N uVasive and Stryker are among the top five companies leading the spine market and have continued to grow in the past year. 1. 2019 spine revenue NuVasive: $1.17 billion, up 7 percent year over year Stryker: $1 billion, up 28 percent year over year 2. First quarter 2020 spine revenue Stryker: $261 million (3.5 percent decrease) NuVasive: $259.9 million (5.4 percent decrease) 3. Market share NuVasive: 13 percent Stryker: 12 percent *According to The Spine Market Group. 4. Leadership Spencer Stiles is the group president of ortho- pedics and spine at Stryker, a role he took on in August 2019. He oversees the company's joint re- placement, trauma and extremities and spine busi- nesses. He joined Stryker in 1999 and has spent four years as president of spine before becoming the group president of neurotechnology, instru- ments and spine. Chris Barry is the CEO of NuVasive, a role he took on in 2018 after spending time as senior vice president and president of surgical innovations at Medtronic. While with Medtronic, he oversaw the $5.5 billion business unit for three years and led a team of 14,000 employees. 5. Big moves NuVasive: On June 18, NuVasive launched Reline 3D, a posterior fixation system for pediatric spinal deformities, in the U.S. It aims to launch the device in other countries next year. In May, the company also achieved two FDA clearances for two spine devices, the Modulus ALIF and Cohere TLIF-O, and launched the Modulus XLIF dual sided plate. Stryker: In October 2019, Stryker acquired Mobius Imaging and Cardan Robotics to strengthen its presence in the orthopedics, spine and neurotech- nology robotics space. It also acquired OrthoSpace in March 2019 for up to $220 million. n

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