Spine

Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, a spine surgeon with Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, discusses the trends and challenges for spine surgeons during the summer months.

Palomar Pomerado Health in San Diego recently opened a new spine center, ActivCentre, in its outpatient pavilion to provide comprehensive care for patients with back and neck pain, according to a Pomerado news report.

Sex, enlisted rank groups, branch of military, age and marital status are all factors associated with higher or lower back pain among military members, according to a report published in Spine.

Robert Rovner, MD, MBA, a spine surgeon, has developed a new technique for scoliosis correction. He discusses some ways in which the traditional surgery fails and how this new technique could create better outcomes in the future.

Stanley Jones, MD, an orthopedic spine physician and founder of a Houston medical day spa, performed spine surgery using stem cells on Texas Governor Rick Perry, according to a report in The Texas Tribune.

Neurosurgeon Cyril DeSilva, MD, performed an artificial cervical disc replacement for a patient in Florida last month, who returned to her position as a Florida Highway Patrol officer two weeks after the surgery, according to a News Herald report.

Medtronic has given a $2.5 million grant to Yale University to independently review the safety and effectiveness of its rhBMP-2 product, Infuse, which has recently been associated with more complications than initial company-funded studies reported, according to a North American…

Self-reported whiplash injury was shown clinically relevant because it independently increases subsequent disability pension awards, and achieving the diagnostic label is an important predictor of disability, according to a study published in Spine.

Spine Pain Management has opened a new affiliated diagnostic center in Jacksonville, Fla., according to a company news release.

Weill Cornell Medical College physicians have teamed with Ithaca (N.Y.) engineers to create biologically based spinal implants, according to a Cornell University news report.