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…

A recent study published in Spine compared subsidence measures of bone surrogates with human vertebrae to assess the varying size and placement of interbody devices.

The anterior decompression using a transthroacic transpleural approach can be a good procedure for patients with thoracic disc herniation, according to an article published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Here are 10 spine surgeons who are dedicated to spine advocacy efforts through national societies, regional programs or through practice organizations.

SAS-International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery has released a new policy statement on lumbar spinal fusion surgery that outlines the medical necessity of lumbar fusions for patients with degenerative disc disease, according to an organization news release.

Frank Phillips, MD, a spine surgeon and partner at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, discusses five points on minimally invasive spine surgery.  Dr. Phillips is a founding member and Past-President of the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS).