Spine

In a recent retrospective study published in Spine, researchers analyzed the rate of infection seen in vertebral fusion patients that received irradiated cancellous allograft or iliac crest bone autograft.

A study published in Spine randomly selected 5 percent of Medicare beneficiaries that had undergone decompression surgery for spinal stenosis and analyzed readmission rates.

Here are 10 big healthcare policy trends for spine surgeons to know.

The Orthopaedic & Spine Institute in San Antonio has opened the Children's Orthopaedic & Spine Center, which will focus on creating a friendly environment that revolves around pediatric care.

Shriners Hospitals for Children –Twin Cities in Minneapolis will be joining the Mayo Clinic Care Network, which will give physicians at the hospital a direct connection to Mayo Clinic specialists, according to a News Medical report. 

Marc Cohen, MD, a spine surgeon based in New Jersey, discusses the biggest trends in spine research and technology, and where the field is headed in the future. Dr. Cohen has a special interest in minimally invasive micro spine surgery…

Insurance company Highmark has recruited Richard Spiro, MD, and Michael Horowitz, MD, previously of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to work at the PA Brain and Spine Institute of Butler (Pa.) Memorial Hospital, according to a Trib Live report.…

Physicians discussed the practical challenges of adopting minimally invasive spine surgery procedures during the session titled "The Current State of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery" at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2013 in Chicago.  

Aesculap Implant Systems, an orthopedics and spine device company, has recently published a new case study that shows promising results of its S4 Spinal System and S4 Spondylolisthesis Reduction Instrument as treatment for dysplastic spondylolisthesis.

Adverse events can occur during clinical trials of spine techniques and devices, but are researchers properly reporting these outcomes and do conflicts of interest ever come into play?