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Providers today are focused on delivering high quality, low cost healthcare. In spine surgery, the debate over whether minimally invasive or open surgical techniques are more cost-effective depends on whether you're examining the initial episode of care or long-term costs,…

  In a retrospective study, surgeons examined the clinical outcome and risk of postoperative instability five years after microdecompression for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis using the interspinous approach and published their findings in Spine.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons sent a letter to U.S. Congressmen Michael Burgess, MD, and Gene Green supporting the "Trauma System and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act."

Paradigm Spine will present a complimentary webinar moderated by Hal Mathews and featuring a Q&A with James Chappuis, MD, from Spine Center Atlanta.

Xavier A. Duralde, MD, of Atlanta-based Piedmont Hospital performed surgery on Atlanta Hawks Forward Gustavo Ayon. He was accompanied by the Hawks' team physician, Michael Bernot MD, of Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic

Physicians Realty Trust, a self-managed healthcare properties real estate investment trust, has acquired Peachtree Dunwoody Medical Center in Atlanta, Ga., for $36.6 million, according to a heraldonline.com report.  

Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting will feature a track dedicated to the growing field of health information technology. 

At the "12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine" spine surgeons will discuss issues related to starting an independent spine practice.  

Zimmer announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued five new patents directed to its Subchondroplasty Procedure — a new joint preservation procedure.

University Hospital in Augusta, Ga., is planning a $9 million renovation to accommodate its growing spine surgery and orthopedics practices, according to a report by The Augusta Chronicle.