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Spine Team Texas added Neil Patel, MD, to its team.

Houston-based Rice University researchers developed graphene nanoribbons, intended as a treatment for spinal cord injuries, according to Tech Times. The researchers tested the ability of Texas-PEG, a compound of customized graphene nanoribbons in polyethylene glycol, to heal a rodent's damaged…

The American Medical Association's CPT 2017 Codebook included the first endoscopic spinal surgery code no. 62380.

The global spine surgical robots market is expected to hit $2.77 billion by 2022, based on a MarketResearchReports.biz analysis, according to medGadget.

Justin Esterberg, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon of the Seattle-based Swedish Medical Group.

Florida-based West Boca Medical Center is in the midst of planning a $9.9 million project to upgrade its operating rooms, Boca Newspaper reports.

Ashley Zapf, MD, is joining the staff of the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., the Santa Rose Press Gazette reports.

The South Carolina High School League approved a proposal which would place high school pitchers under a pitch count for the 2016-17 season, the Aiken Standard reports.

Northwest Georgia Orthopedics and Sports Medicine recently added Chad Smith, MD, to its staff, the Dalton Daily Citizen reports.

Robert Talac, MD, PhD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Richmond, Texas-based Center for Advanced Surgical Treatment, discusses the future of spinal care.