Spine

1. Neurosurgeons received more compensation. Overall, neurosurgeons received compensation of $6,845 more than spine surgeons in 2010, according to VMG's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data. Neurosurgeons were compensated at $767,627 on average while spine…

There are several factors that could play a role in intervertebral disc degeneration, including sagittal alignment, facet joint arthritis and genetics, according to a study published in Spine.

J. Bradley Bellotte, MD, a neurosurgeon with a special interest in complex and minimally invasive spine surgeries, recently joined the Great Lakes Neurosurgery and Neurointervention practice and became the chief of neurosurgery at UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pa., according to…

Franklin, Tenn.-based medical management services company MedSolutions recently released its Lumbar Spine Surgery Management Program to provide guidance for clinical appropriateness of spine surgery for patients suffering from back pain, trauma and degeneration, according to a company news release.

Workers who sustain work-related back injuries, especially younger adults and African Americans, have longer financial and domestic duress that escalates with each year after a claim settlement, according to a study published in Spine.

Jean-Charles LeHuec, MD, president of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, recently wrote a letter to First Coast Services Operations disputing the Draft Local Coverage Determination in Florida that seeks to eliminate coverage of lumbar fusions for…

Beyond the C3 level, 3mm cervical pedicle screws are safe for application, according to a study published in Spine.

John M Ventura, DC                                                                                                                                                    Clinical instructor, family medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine                                               Spine Care Partners, LLCIan Paskowski, DC, MBA                                                                                                                                    Medical director, Jordan Hospital Spine Center                                                                                                   Spine Care Partners, LLC

Growing rods can improve trunk height and the space available for lung ration in patients with scoliosis, but they do not prevent hip collapse, according to a study recently published in Spine.

Before surgeons can become providers at Laser Spine Institute, they must undergo a fellowship program where they learn the group's proprietary procedures. "The fellowship is generally three to six months where the surgeon isn't on staff but is allowed to…