Spine

North American Spine Society and Orthofix have partnered to raise more than $31,000 for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan earlier this year, according to a NASS news release.

A new study presented at North American Spine Society's annual meeting in Chicago shows that patients can prevent spine problems by taking additional vitamin D, according to a NASS news release.

North American Spine Society's The Spine Journal has selected the recipients of the 2011 Outstanding Paper Awards and Editors' Choice Awards, which were announced at the NASS annual meeting in Chicago.

Kirk Kindsfater, MD, has presented findings from his knee replacement surgery research, which paved the way for the development of a new technique to improve this type of surgery.

Three new studies that focused on preventing surgical site infections as a result of spine surgery were presented at North American Spine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, according to a NASS news release.

Three controversial spine treatments were the subject of new studies and presentations at the North American Spine Society annual meeting in Chicago, according to a NASS news release.

Michael H. Heggeness, MD, was recently named the 2011-2012 president of the North American Spine Society, according to a NASS news release.

A new study presented at the North American Spine Society's annual meeting in Chicago shows that aging patients can reap benefits from several different treatment options for back pain, including spine surgery, according to a NASS news release.

A $7 million private-room orthopedic and neurosurgery unit is now open at Detroit Medical Center's Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce, Mich., according to a Detroit News report.

Spine surgeon James Weinstein, DO, has been appointed president and CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, based in Lebanon, N.H., according to a university news release.