Spine

Three experts discuss how spine surgeons and practices are meeting the financial and regulatory demands of healthcare reform.

ISTO Technologies released a study featuring promising results for NuQu, a cell-based biological therapy for the treatment of low back pain.

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco analyzed data on hospital readmissions following spine surgery and found numbers larger than expected or appropriate.

Here are 12 spine surgeons who are leading new hospital spine programs that opened in 2012. If you would like to recommend another surgeon for this list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.

Frontier Medical Device received its first FDA approval for the Lateral Locking Cage, a spine device for less invasive fusion, according to Upper Michigan Source.

The West Anaheim Medical Center in California opened its new spinal program, according to OC Metro.

The healthcare environment is rapidly evolving, creating opportunities for some spine surgeons to succeed while others are left in the dust. Todd Albert, MD, spine surgeon and president of Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, talks about what it takes for spine…

Here are 18 spine specialists focusing on spinal cord injury. If you would like to recommend a spine specialist for our list, contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.

Peter Gabos, MD, a spine surgeon at Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., discusses the most exciting trends in scoliosis treatment today.

Phillip Immesoete, MD, will join Aultman Orrville Hospital in Ohio as a neurosurgeon.