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Medtronic gets FDA nod for screws to treat adolescent scoliosis

Spinal device leader Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) has received Food and Drug Administration approval to use its CD Horizon vertebral bone screw system to treat scoliosis that develops during adolescence. The clearance may help the Minnesota medical device giant revive its struggling spine business, which is near the end of a three-year overhaul just as insurers take a harder look at whether surgery is the most cost-effective way to treat back pain.