Spine

Frank Cammisa, MD, Chief of the Spine Service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, discusses the biggest challenges for spine surgery heading into 2012.

Nine spine surgeons and specialists have been named to the Collaborative Spine Research Foundation board, according to a Collaborative Spine news release.

Letters of proposal for NASS' 2012 research funding applications are due Feb. 6, according to a NASS news release (pdf).

Thomas Schuler, MD, spine surgeon and president and CEO of Virginia Spine Institute, discusses the outlook for outpatient spine surgery in the next few years.

Warren Roberts, MD, will open a new pain management northwest office and surgery center location as part of Aspen Spine and Neurosurgery, based in Tualatin, Ore., according to a Statesman Journal report.

The University of Florida's College of Medicine, in Gainesville, Fla., honored Albert Rhoton Jr., MD, during its annual Neurosurgery Research Days, according to a UF College of Medicine Insider report.

A study published in Spine found that spinal fusions for scoliosis in patients with Rett Syndrome  can have satisfactory technical results but involve high rates of early postoperative medical problems.

Seven spine surgeons answer this question: Would you consider using robotic technology in the OR if cost weren't an obstacle?

Four spine surgeons discuss the topics weighing most heavily on them and their practices heading into 2012.

Krzysztof Siemionow, MD, a spine surgeon with Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Morton Grove and an Assistant Professor at University of Illinois in Chicago, treats many patients with complex spinal deformities and conditions every year. Here, he discusses the…