Spine

For patients with degenerative disc disease, lumbar disc arthroplasty using the Maverick disc has better outcomes for patients than stand-alone interbody fusion, according to a study recently published in Spine.

Zoltan Bereczki, DO, recently performed his 3,000th endoscopic spine surgery with Laser Spine Institute, according to a Laser Spine Institute news release.

CT-based computer-assisted surgical navigation systems can help surgeons more accurately place pedicle screws during spine surgery, according to a study published in Spine.

The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation will collaborate to create a grant program for multidisciplinary clinical spine research, according to a Newswise report.

Many healthcare providers in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers are now choosing to use propofol in combination with other pain medications and anesthetics as an alternative to general anesthesia in the appropriate cases. Some patients may be weary of its…

Geron, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based medical device company, has halted the first therapy made from embryonic stem cells for spinal cord injury patients that was initiated in 2010, according to a Geron news release.

Patients who undergo anterior cervical decompression and fusion have more risk of experiencing gastroesophageal reflux than patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery, according to a story published in Spine.

Here are 10 spine practices with research centers or foundations to support spine research and education advancement.

Scoliosis affects more than six million people in the United States and approximately 38,000 patients undergo spinal fusion for scoliosis correction each year, according to the National Scoliosis Foundation. Surgical scoliosis correction has traditionally been a large, open procedure, but…

Alexander Mason, MD, a neurosurgeon and spine specialists with Boulder (Colo.) Neurosurgical & Spine Associates, has been named as a Patients' Choice physician, according to a Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates news release.