Spine

From textbooks to podcasts, here is the content three spine surgeons recommend for others in the field.

Aetna didn't change its payment policy for treating fractured vertebrae despite the urging of spine and radiology groups.

Jonathan Yang, MD, PhD, joined New York City-based NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center as director of clinical research at its Brain and Spine Tumor Center.

Some spinal cord injury patients saw significant improvement in hand and arm function after using Onward Medical's Arc-EX spinal cord stimulator, the devicemaker said May 20.

Spinal fusion has been widely performed in spine care, but newer technologies and techniques have drawn more interest in recent years. Some spine surgeons even say that spinal fusion is becoming overutilized.

Andy Kranenburg, MD, of Medford-based Southern Oregon Orthopedics completed his 500th sacroiliac joint fusion case.

Another patient will get a Neuralink brain implant, The Wall Street Journal reported May 20. 

Total disc replacement is a procedure that continues to catch the interest of spine surgeons. Here are six recent studies that illustrate where the procedure is today and where it's heading.

Andrew Cordover, MD, performed spine surgery on Todd James Smith, a WWE wrestler who works under the name Ivar.

The first human test subject of Elon Musk's brain chip implant company Neuralink has developed a problem with the device a few weeks following its insertion, according to a May 9 report from CNN.