Here are seven spine surgeons and neurosurgeons in the news this past week.
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Sweden-based Karolinska Institutet researchers discovered the spinal cord possesses its own system for sensing and regulating pH changes, according to Medical Xpress.
Neurosurgeon Lawrence Shuer, MD, of Stanford Medicine in Palo Alto, Calif., shared his path into neurosurgery, according to Scope.
Very small microscopes have the ability to track cell activity in the spinal cord, according to Crazy Engineers.
Physician computer use during appointments may negatively impact patient satisfaction, based on a JAMA Internal Medicine study, according to MDNEWS.
RTI Surgical, a Alachua, Fla.-based surgical implant company, reported operating results for the first quarter of 2016.
The FDA cleared Charlotte, N.C.-based Intelligent Implant Systems' Revolution Spinal System's two-level components.
K2M hosted more than 120 spine surgeons for its annual Meeting of Minds in Chicago, April 22 to April 23.
Colonel Jim Swanson, MD, retired from the United States Army Reserve, according to Eagle Country.
A Journal of the American Medical Association study found physicians spend more than one hour each day addressing EHR notifications, according to EHR Intelligence.