Spine
In the realm of spinal fusion surgery, the quest for faster, safer, and more reliable bone formation has led to…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers in Cambridge developed an AI technique designed to match X-rays captured during surgery with a patient’s preoperative 3D medical scan. The technique, called xvr, adapts to an individual patient in about five minutes and can…
Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network began using a radiation-free navigation and imaging technology for pediatric and adult spine surgeries. The 7D FLASH Navigation System with MRVision allows surgeons to plan and perform procedures without preoperative CT scans or…
Daniel Leas, MD, completed the first clinical cases with Pressio Spine’s Continuum Compression Staple, a nitinol fixation system for single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. The Continuum system provides continuous compression across the fusion site and is positioned in line…
For years, the conversation around lumbar spine surgery has centered on a binary choice: fuse the spine or replace the disc. Joshua Prickett, DO, a neurological and spine surgeon with LewisGale Physicians in Salem, Va., part of HCA Healthcare’s Roanoke-area…
Spine surgery continues to evolve as new approaches to minimally invasive surgery, motion preservation, robotics and complex reconstruction reshape the specialty. The following 20 spine surgeons are advancing the field through clinical innovation, research, leadership and education. Their work spans…
Endoscopic spine surgery — once a niche technique practiced by a small handful of early adopters — is rapidly becoming a mainstream option for treating herniated discs, spinal stenosis and other degenerative conditions. Using a camera-equipped scope threaded through an…
Providence, R.I.-based Brown University researchers identified a genetic mechanism that guides axon growth in developing neurons, a finding that challenges a long-standing assumption in neurobiology and could inform efforts to repair neural connections damaged by stroke or spinal cord injury.…
For decades, spinal fusion was usually the default answer to a worn-out or herniated disc: take it out, fuse the adjacent vertebrae, eliminate motion at that segment for good. That calculus appears to be shifting. A growing number of spine…
Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based Valley View Spine Center has partnered with Rifle, Colo.-based Grand River Health to expand access to specialized spine care in Rifle, the Post Independent reported Sept. 14. Through the partnership, Valley View is now offering consultations, X-rays,…
Ralph Rashbaum, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon and co-founder of the Plano-based Texas Back Institute, has died, according to a Sept. 14 LinkedIn post. Dr. Rashbaum was a founding partner of Texas Back Institute and worked with patients for nearly…