Spine

The wisdom of mentors is often passed down and becomes important to new generations. Nine spine surgeons share tips and advice from their training days that they pass along.

Spine surgeons are paying attention to developments in procedure codes, which can affect how patient care is documented and billed.

Weight loss and diabetes medication semaglutide has been linked to a significantly greater risk for repeat operations in patients with diabetes who require lumbar surgery, according to a May 8 report from Medscape.

CHI Franciscan Health, St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., and former orthopedic surgeon Kevin Schoenfelder, MD, settled with the U.S. Justice Department over alleged unnecessary spine surgeries.

Here are five spine centers to know:

Surface technology company Orthobond has received FDA de novo clearance for its mariner pedicle screw system with Ostaguard coating.

Chicago-based Rush named Kern Singh, MD, vice chair of clinical affairs in the department of orthopedic surgery and director of the spine surgery division at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

A pain management physician accused of failing to make a timely diagnosis of a patient's spine growth settled a lawsuit for $2 million, New Jersey Law Journal reported May 6. 

From long-term disc replacement outcomes to outpatient spine case volume, here are six studies Becker's reported about since April 1.

Some of the most common spine procedures performed in 2023 included a diskectomy and spinal fusion surgery, according to 2023 data from U.S. News & World Report.