Becker’s Spine Review

Biopharmaceutical company Scholar Rock’s Isembyld treatment was approved by the FDA to treat spinal muscular atrophy in adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older who are currently receiving a survival motor neuron 2-targeted treatment. Isembyld is the…

For decades, spinal fusion was usually the default answer to a worn-out or herniated disc: take it out, fuse the adjacent vertebrae, eliminate motion at that segment for good. That calculus appears to be shifting. A growing number of spine…

Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based Valley View Spine Center has partnered with Rifle, Colo.-based Grand River Health to expand access to specialized spine care in Rifle, the Post Independent reported Sept. 14. Through the partnership, Valley View is now offering consultations, X-rays,…

CMS is expanding its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions Model to provide ongoing support for certain specified conditions within its chronic musculoskeletal pain track beyond the initial 12-month care period, beginning April 1, 2027. The model provides technology-supported…

Ralph Rashbaum, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon and co-founder of the Plano-based Texas Back Institute, has died, according to a Sept. 14 LinkedIn post. Dr. Rashbaum was a founding partner of Texas Back Institute and worked with patients for nearly…

Galway, Ireland-based Medtronic’s Stealth AXiS surgical system was used in more than 23 procedures across seven sites in Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. The initial procedures included spine procedures, according to a Sept. 10 press release. The system…

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently welcomed neurosurgeons Dagoberto Estevez-Ordonez, MD, PhD, and Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, MD, to the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Estevez-Ordonez is the assistant director of UAMS’ neurosurgical skills laboratory and…