Author: Alan Condon

A growing number of hospitals in the U.S. are postponing elective surgeries to free up additional space for coronavirus patients, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health on March 12 partnered with San Francisco-based Carrum Health to expand orthopedic services at two of its hospitals.

Over the past two decades, innovation in spine surgery tools and instrumentation has led to a vast and ever-growing selection of artificial discs, expandable cages and pedicle screws, among other devices. 

Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week:

Ozark Orthopaedics in Fayetteville, Ark., recently informed patients of a data breach after it noticed unusual activity within its email system in October.

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland may have discovered a way to regenerate nerves in spinal cord injuries, according to ZME Science.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery recently named spine surgeon Frank Schwab, MD, vice chair of the HSS Innovation Institute.

Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center recently installed 7D Surgical's Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system for spine and neurosurgery, reports Your Observer.

Todd Lanman, MD, is founder of Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Here are eight spine and orthopedic partnerships that were forged in the past month: