Spine

Gowriharan "Dr. Ty" Thaiyananthan, MD, is a neurosurgeon, researcher and the co-medical director for the Southern California Center for Neuroscience and Spine (SCCNS) at Chapman Medical Center in Orange, Calif., an outpatient department providing treatment for spinal and cranial surgery, which opened…

Louis Bojrab, MD, an interventional pain specialist in Michigan, performed the state's first minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) surgery on a 57-year-old patient at the Bixby (Mich.) Medical Center, according to a The Daily Telegram report.

Whiplash could cause anatomical changes resulting in brain injury, says a new study co-authored by several physicians, including Ezriel E. Kornel, MD, FACS, of the Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York, which was published in the July issue of…

The spine industry should expect to see a steady inflow of new products designed for the non-fusion surgical space, according to an analysis report released by Frost & Sullivan.

Leonard K. Kibuule, MD, a spine surgeon, has joined the Southlake's Spine Team Texas staff, according to a company news release.

After studying the evolution of possible vascular injuries occurring during spinal surgery, researchers recommend using angiography on patients after surgery if arterial bleeding is suspected, according to an article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

A new study published in the online edition of The Lancet suggests that vertebroplasty can ease the pain in some patients who have compression fractures, according to an MSN report.

Spine surgery technology is currently evolving to incorporate the latest trends in minimally invasive techniques. It can be challenging for physicians to stay at the cutting-edge of these procedures while also ensuring patient safety when performing minimally invasive techniques for…

Obese patients receiving extreme lateral interbody fusion for degenerative disease of the lumbar and thoracic spine do not have more complications than non-obese patients, according to an article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

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