Increased attending physician supervision of medical residents did not significantly reduce the rate of medical errors, a study in JAMA Internal Medicine found.
Blake Staub, MD, is a neurosurgeon at the Texas Back Institute in Plano and Dallas.
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center researchers investigated if the day of surgery impacted minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion length of stay and costs.
The global spine surgery products market is anticipated to grow at a 5.8 percent compound annual growth rate through 2025, based on a Transparency Market Research report, according to Facts Week.
Shawn W. Palmer, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Hip & Knee Center in Elgin, Ill. and Algonquin, Ill.
Gregory Shankman, MD, a former orthopedic surgeon in New York, surrendered his medical license and was sentenced for pleading guilty to defrauding workers compensation of around $87,000, according to WorkersCompensation.com.
Tracy Porter, the football legend notorious for sealing the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl win in 2010, struggled with persistent knee pain for several seasons.
A new study published in The Spine Journal examined complications and re-operations for spine metastatic disease patients.
Vertiflex, a medical device company developing minimally invasive lumbar spinal stenosis treatment solutions, appointed Ray Baker, MD, and Richard Mott to its board of directors.
Pediatric orthopedic surgeon J. Eric Gordon, MD, performed the first surgery with OrthoPediatrics' Pediatric Nailing Platform|FEMUR in St. Louis.