Spine

A new study published in Spine shows similar good results after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with allograft, autograft and cage, as well as after cervical disc arthroplasty in patients with symptomatic cervical disease.

Jonathan Slotkin, MD, was recently named director of spinal surgery and spinal cord research at Geisinger Health System's Neurosciences Institute, according to Geisinger Health news release.

SkyRidge Medical Center recently added two Cleveland Spine surgeons, according to a Cleveland Daily Banner report.

Surgical treatment for patients with spinal stenosis, degenerative spondylolisthesis and intervertebral disc herniation show good value for spine care when compared with nonoperative treatment over a four-year period, according to a study published in Spine.

At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 29, Terry Woodbeck, CEO of Tulsa (Okla.) Spine and Specialty Hospital, discussed how surgery centers can determine the exact cost of a procedure.

A Las Vegas spine surgeon has filed a lawsuit to overturn a five-year ban that prevented him from receiving compensation for treating federally insured patients — a measure enacted after he was convicted in a fraud scheme, according to a…

Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons who took time to serve the United States and allied military members during the most recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A study led by Eugene Carragee, MD, recently presented at the North American Spine Society annual meeting, examined 12 industry-sponsored studies on the safety and efficacy of recombinant bone morphogenic protein-2 and found that no adverse events were reported in…

A new device, the ReWalk, is allowing paralyzed patients with spinal cord injury the ability to walk again, according to a report from The Oklahoman.

The North American Spine Society has released a revised edition of the evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a NASS news release.