Spine

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery has named Luiz Pimenta, MD, its president.

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery retrospectively analyzed 124 consecutive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients who underwent spinal fusion to compare postoperative management. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this…

The first successful lumbar spine fusion procedure using Mazor Robotics Renaissance system partnered with NeuroLogica's BodyTom was performed by the department of neurological surgery at the University of California, Irvine.

Borgess Medical Center's spine and hip and knee replacement services have earned it the BlueCross BlueShield Blue Distinction honor, according to a MLive report.

Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been named a Blue Distinction Center + in the areas of spine and knee and hip replacement, according to an AL report.

Terry Woodbeck, CEO of Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, discusses seven ways his hospital has improved patient satisfaction and decreased healthcare costs.

CoxHealth's Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Mo., has announced plans to add a $130 million, 310,000-square-foot, nine-story neuroscience tower connected to the center's existing tower, according to a KSMU report.

BlueCross and BlueShield has named Enloe Medical Center in Chico, Calif., a Blue Distinction Center in the areas of spine and knee and hip replacement, according to a News Review report.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, April 4, 2013.

Seven spine surgeons weigh in on how the newly-enacted medical device excise tax will impact the field of spinal surgery. The tax took effect Jan. 1 to fund reforms from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.