Spine

The standard posterolateral thoracic corpectomy can be modified with diagonal temporary rod fixation, which allows for simultaneous bilateral access for vertebral body resection, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has awarded St. Paul-based spine care center Summit Spinecare recognition for its back pain program, according to a practice news release.

Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care. We invite all spine surgeon and specialist responses. Next week's question is: What do you…

Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeon leaders of hospital spine programs that have received disease-specific certification from The Joint Commission.

Here are 21 statistics about orthopedic spine and neurosurgeon compensation based on the region of the country and practice setting, according to MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.

Michael Heggeness, MD, director of the spine surgery fellowship program at Baylor Clinic in Houston, was recently named the 2011-2012 president of the North American Spine Society. In this role, he will be building upon the efforts of previous leaders…

The official scientific journal of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery and the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, The SAS Journal, recently announced editorial changes to broaden its coverage and improve content delivery, according to an…

Mazor Robotics has signed a purchasing agreement for the first Renaissance robotic spine surgery system with Richard R. M. Francis, MD, of Spine Associates of Houston and the Houston Orthopedic and Spine Hospital (formerly Foundation Surgical Hospital in Bellaire, Texas),…

Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions provide a shorter hospital length of stay, reduced postoperative narcotic use and quicker return to work than the traditional open procedure, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Surgeons can safely reduce prevertebral soft tissue swelling and odynophagia after anterior cervical discectomy and fusions by using the retropharyngeal local steroid, according to a new study published in Spine.