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Frank Phillips, MD, is program director for the section of minimally invasive spine surgery at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and Rush University Medical Center's director of the spine surgery division.
Orthopedic and spine surgery is headed to the outpatient setting. However, surgeons must ensure their patients receive high quality care to return home within 24 hours of surgery, if possible without opioids.
Andrew Gitkind, MD, vice chairman and medical director of New York City-based Montefiore Spine Center, outlines the department's recent growth and its goals for the coming year.
Jason E. Lowenstein, MD, director of the Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity Center at Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System, discusses the department's goals to expand treatment options in the future.
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The global spinal implants market is expected to grow at a 5.5 percent compound annual growth rate between 2017 and 2023, according to a Market Research Future report.
Gender is not associated with surgical outcomes after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study in Clinical Spine Surgery.
Douglas Orndorff, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Durango-based Spine Colorado.
Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute researchers analyzed 102 simple knee arthroscopy cases and found opioid prescriptions exceed what is necessary for postoperative pain management. Study authors published their results in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.