Tupelo, Miss.-based neurosurgeon Walter Eckman, MD, retired after more than 40 years in neurosurgery, according to a Daily Journal report.
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A study published in The Spine Journal examines placebos used during lumbar and pelvic joint thrust manipulation clinical trials.
Henry Ford Health System in Detroit joined Medicare's bundled payment pilot in 2013, but the hospital recently announced it will no longer participate in the program, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
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Michael Roh, MD, and Fred Sweet, MD, of Illinois-based Rockford Spine Center, attended the Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting & Course in Prague, Czech Republic.
Michael V. Jablonski, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic, a practice with 10 locations throughout Florida. His clinical interests include arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the knee and shoulder.
The FDA cleared Belgrade, Mont.-based Xtant Medical's Xsert Lumbar Expandable Interbody System.
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons has entered into a partnership with Oxford University Press.
Researchers investigated the prevalence of undiagnosed osteoporosis in patients receiving transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, according to Medscape. Spine published the study.
San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid had his torn right bicep repaired by head team physician Tim McAdams, MD, Comcast Sportsnet reports.