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Timothy Witham, MD, serves as the director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Spinal Fusion Laboratory and an associate professor of neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery. He is also the director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center's Spine Program and the…

Here four spine surgeons discuss the best decisions they made this year.

In a study presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society, patients undergoing open thoracic surgical procedures had much higher rates of pain six months after surgery than those who had undergone minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

As minimally invasive spine surgery continues to gain prominence in the operating room, surgeons are adopting new technologies. These expandable devices, like Benvenue Medical's Luna 3D and Kiva Systems, create substantial footprints through minimal access points.

ApiFix is offering a minimally invasive alternative for children who have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

A study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that treatment with Tenex Health's TX System provides sustained pain relief and functional improvement for patients suffering from tennis elbow.

Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., will conduct a free community education event on MAKOplasty technology for knee and hip procedures.

Shriners hospitals in Philadelphia, Salt Lake City and Galveston, Texas, will launch a telemedicine pilot next year to connect children with orthopedic specialists.

The Food and Drug Administration cleared 32 orthopedic and spine devices in November.

Spine surgeon Seth A. Grossman, MD has joined The Center for Spinal Disorders, bringing unique personal and professional experience to his practice.