Complication from spinal product omitted from articles

In four published papers between 2002 and 2009, doctors failed to mention a link between Medtronic’s spinal fusion product Infuse and a serious complication that causes sterility in men. Last year, six of those co-authors received a total of more than $6 million in various royalties from Medtronic, according to information from a public registry of physician payments maintained by Medtronic. None of the royalties was for Infuse. (MILWWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/25)