Spine

Here are 20 statistics about spine pain patient visits to physician offices, according to information presented by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Implementation of preoperative education for spinal surgery patients had a positive impact on patient satisfaction, especially for pain management, according to a study in the International Journal of Spine Surgery.

Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, a spine surgeon with Rothman Institute in Philadelphia and vice chairman of the department of orthopedics at Thomas Jefferson Hospital, discusses spinal injuries in athletes. Dr. Vaccaro recently worked with Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby after spinal…

Age is most likely the greatest risk factor for cervical radiculopathy among military members, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Scoliosis Research Society recently sent a letter in response to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota's medical policy IV-85 for the use of bone morphogenic protein.

Red Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks underwent emergency surgery in Phoenix following an alleged botched spinal decompression surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, according to a Boston Globe report.

This is a submitted article written by Alfred O. Bonati, MD, founder of The Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson, Fla.

Twenty years after initially proposing the idea of a specialty spine hospital, the physicians of Nebraska Spine Center in Omaha were finally able to open the doors of their very own, physician-owned spine hospital in August of 2010. Despite several…

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has appointed Lawrence Lenke, MD, as chief of spinal surgery, according to a Washington University news release.

Christ Hospital in Cincinnati will start construction in June on a $265 million project, which will include a 332,000 square-foot orthopedic and spine care facility, according to a Christ news release.