Over the last 30 years, minimally invasive technology has developed rapidly in spine surgery, with many technologies demonstrating significant clinical advantages, but others promising more than they could deliver and largely falling by the wayside.
From alternatives to spinal fusion to surgical outcomes and expectations, here are some of the most common questions patients ask spine surgeons Gurvinder Deol, MD, and Issada Thongtrangan, MD. The spine surgeons also discuss the importance of educating patients before surgery.
The first artificial disc replacement in the U.S. was performed in 2000, but the technology has come a long way since then, with many surgeons predicting that the procedure will one day overtake spinal fusion as the standard of care.
The scoliosis management market is projected to reach $3.9 billion by 2031, up from $2.6 billion in 2020, according to a report from market research firm Insight Slice.
The global endoscopic spine surgery market is predicted to hit a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent from 2021 to 2031, according to a July 16 report from Persistence Market Research.
From Tiger Woods' fifth spine surgery to device companies to watch in 2021 and what's next for spine surgery at ASCs, here are the 10 most-read stories on Becker's Spine Review this year:
A spine device that received FDA premarket approval 72 hours before the cessation of elective surgeries in the U.S. in March 2020 has been shown to reduce the chance of disc herniations in patients who have already herniated a disc, The News Times reported July 13.
Spinal procedures shifting from inpatient to outpatient settings, evolving payer-provider relationships and a minimally invasive surgery boom are some of the key trends dominating the spine industry this year.
New partnership models with aligned goals, an increased push toward orthopedic Centers of Excellence and heightened calls for a single-payer system are among the major trends these four spine surgeons see over the next five years.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Andrew Shaw, MD, to the Florida State College at Jacksonville district board of trustees, according to a July 12 news release.
From a milestone lumbar disc replacement to the first augmented reality-assisted pediatric spine surgery completed in the U.S., here are five spine surgery "firsts" that Becker's has reported on in the past 30 days:
Lauren Ostling, MD, a specialist in minimally invasive spine surgery and image-guided neurosurgery, has joined Norwood, Ohio-based Mayfield Brain & Spine, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported July 6.
From the new leader of a medical society to a neurosurgeon growing an Arkansas program, here are seven spine surgeons joining new practices or adding to their titles in June:
Five spine surgeons discuss flaws in current value-based systems and offer solutions to make the models more effective for spine providers and patients.
Zachary Tempel, MD, and Michael Kachmann, MD, neurosurgeons at Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine Clinic said their proudest achievements in the first half of 2021 included milestone surgeries and research.
