Spine

Neel Anand, MD, director of spine trauma, minimally invasive surgery at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles, discusses the biggest challenges and advances in spinal trauma treatment, as well as where the field is headed in the future. Sign up…

Findings from a recent study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques show that a robotic guidance system increases the accuracy of percutaneous pedicle screw placement by 58 percent. 

Here are 20 surgeons focusing on spinal trauma.

Comprehensive spine and pain management practices must include several key components to care for patients: behavioral therapy, functional rehabilitation and interventional care. These components should be coordinated for each individual patient to optimize treatment success.

James Lloyd, MD, of  Brookfield, Wis., had a marketing problem. He needed patients and had built a beautiful, information-filled website with all of the necessary components: bio, patient information and a large education section. It had all the right keywords…

Michael Roh, MD, the co-founder of the Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center spoke about modern spine surgery techniques at the annual OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Theodor Lang May Day Conference in Rockford, according to a Rockford Register Star report. The…

Five spine surgeons discuss the biggest challenges in spine surgery today.

In 2006, a Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) panel evaluated key questions related to the clinical outcomes associated with spinal fusions for patients with degenerative disc disease. The panel examined whether the evidence supported spinal fusions as…

Here are 21 spine surgeon leaders for non-profit hospitals.

Spine surgeons at the Montefiore Medical Center, the university hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, have reportedly shown a high rate of accuracy and success in placing pedicle screws in pediatric patients to correct scoliosis.