A group of researchers recently examined surgical hospitalization rates for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis from 2000 to 2009 and published their results in Spine.
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Since 2012 when CMS announced it would penalize more than 2,000 hospitals for excessive 30-day readmissions, rates for all condition Medicare readmission rates have plummeted, according to a Medscape report.
San Jose, Calif.-based SI-BONE published the results from two of its clinical trials on the iFuse Implant System for the sacroiliac joint.
San Diego-based NuVasive's anterior column realignment device for anterior lumbar interbody fusion has launched in the U.S.
Mazor Robotics announced that Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville (Fla.) has acquired a second Renaissance surgical guidance system.
Here are 18 articles on spine surgery studies and their findings within the last month.
Omaha-based NebOrtho, or Nebraska Orthopaedic Associates, and OrthoWest Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Specialists in Omaha will merge as of Jan. 1, according to a Live Well Nebraska report.
Canton, Ohio-based Spectrum Orthopaedics is constructing a new two-story ambulatory surgical center in Jackson Township, Ohio, which will serve as its new headquarters, according to a report by The Suburbanite.
James Andrews, MD, will perform knee surgery on New England Patriots' tight end Rob Gronkowski in two weeks, according to a Boston Globe report.
David W. Polly, MD, gave a presentation on determining the cost-effectiveness of spine care and how to translate those findings into the language decision-makers understand at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting earlier this year.