The growing controversy involves Medtronic?s spine surgery product Infuse, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2002. Over the last year, Journal Sentinel reports have revealed large payments made to prominent surgeons around the country, including a University of Wisconsin-Madison orthopedic surgeon, who were involved in the clinical testing of Infuse or who wrote positive medical journal articles that failed to link the product to serious complications.
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