Spine

A study in the July 1 issue of Spine finds that preoperative delays in excess of one hour significantly increase the risk of surgical site infections. 

North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, Ga., has acquired a Mazor Robotics Renaissance system for minimally invasive surgery.

Moves Thomas Sylvester, MD, moved from St. Mary’s Health Center in Green Bay, Wisc., to Community Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, Wisc.   Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center in Akron, Ohio, added four new orthopedic surgeons to its staff. They are…

Vivekanand Palavali, MD, board-certified neurosurgeon with McLaren-Flint in Michigan, has received a Michigan Emmy nomination for the documentary "Bitter Pill: America and Healthcare in America – a Brain Surgeon's Dissection and Prescription."

Ty Thaiyananthan, MD, founder of BASIC Spine in Newport Beach, Calif., discusses key metrics for spine surgeons today and where the industry is headed in the future.

Across 21 states, 55 hospitals have agreed to pay more than $34 million total to resolve alleged false claims to Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures.

Ty Thaiyananthan, MD, founder of BASIC Spine in Newport Beach, Calif., and Bryan Oh, MD, a neurosurgeon with a special interest in spine surgery at BASIC Spine, are joined by practice manager Casey Crawford to discuss the biggest challenges and…

The Los Angeles-based Anand Spine Group, led by Neel Anand, MD, has been approved as one of a group of spine centers nationwide to participate in phase II clinical trials for NuQu, a therapy that uses cartilage cells in possible…

Of those physicians involved in an accountable care organization last year, 67 percent said they did not see personal financial benefits from their participation, according to Jackson Healthcare's 2013 Physician Outlook & Practice Trends survey.

Christopher Kauffman, MD, is an orthopedic and spine surgeon who serves as the chair of the North American Spine Society's professional, economic and regulatory committee. Dr. Kauffman and his committee review payer policies, coverage and availability and make recommendations rooted…