Spine

Jennifer Butterfield, RN, MBA, CNOR, is the administrator of Lakes Surgery Center in West Bloomfield, Mich. She describes how spine surgery was taken from an idea to an established program at her surgery center. Here are steps that ambulatory surgery…

Data from Medtronic sales representatives suggests that virtual training for surgery may be of interest to spine surgeons; 40 percent of sales representatives for iPad-based surgery simulators indicated that a surgeon who had used the app was far more likely…

The American College of Surgeons recently responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule which identifies criteria for inpatient admissions.

The Spine Journal was recently ranked top among spine journals and third among 63 other orthopedic-focused journals in the world.

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Andrews Spine Institute and Baptist Hospital in Gulf Breeze, Fla., have begun to offer surgery with Medtronic's O-arm interoperable imaging platform. 

A study in the journal Spine says that when weighing treatments for spinal stenosis, patients should consider steroid injections last.

According to Medscape's Best and Worst Places to Practice: 2013 report 69 percent of physicians value a comfortable and enjoyable living environment most when considering where to practice.

Robert S. Bray, MD, founder of DISC Sports & Spine in Marina del Rey, Calif., talks about how spine surgeons can build a strong foundation for their practice and career.

Here are 12 best cities and states for physicians to practice, according to Medscape's Best and Worst Places to Practice: 2013 report.