Spine

In July, the official journal of the North American Spine Society, The Spine Journal, released an issue dedicated to the use of recombinant bone morphogenic protein. The only BMP product on the market currently approved by the FDA for promoting…

Here are 10 spine surgeons who are official team providers for National Football League teams.

InVivo Therapeutics, based in Cambridge, Mass., was founded to focus on research and development of treatment for patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Currently, there are no effective treatments for these patients, and much of the research focuses on treating…

Lateral mass fixation can be used safely with a low rate of morbidity for cervical myelopathy treatment, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Alice Cherqui, MD, a neurosurgeon, recently joined The West Tennessee Neurosciences and Spine Center, according to a report from The Jackson Sun.

Positional MRI can play an important role in evaluating patients with spondylolysis and isthmic spondylolisthesis because all three types of instabilities are common and associated with radicular pain, according to a study published in Spine.

After suffering a spinal cord injury in 2004 and diagnosed with quadriplegia, Tim Hemmes has learned to control a robotic arm with his mind, using a system designed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…

Primary anterior spinal fusion, posterior spinal fusion and anterior/posterior spinal fusion are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, even among young and otherwise healthy patients, according to a report published in Spine.

Throughout his career, Hyun Bae, MD, co-director of the spine fellowship program and director of education at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles, has been working with regenerative medicine, especially as it relates to the spine. He was among the…

A study of 1,037 patients who received recombinant bone morphogenic protein-2 to promote fusion in a posterolateral application shows the procedure is a safe and effective treatment for patients, according to a report published in Spine.