Spine

The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has launched The Brain & Spine Institute to provide care for patients with primary and metastatic tumors and neurologic complications related to cancer, according to a report from The…

After three systematic reviews of evidence-based guidelines for the assessment and treatment of chronic low back pain, researchers found the guidelines consistent with recommendations for evaluating low back pain but inconsistent with treatment guidance, according to a study published in…

A study that was recently recognized by the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine showed that neither a postoperative rehabilitation program nor an educational booklet about postoperative management for patients undergoing discectomy or lateral nerve root decompression…

Here are 10 great spine surgeons and specialists at physician-owned hospitals around the country.

Community Health Network recently opened Community Spine Center in Greenwood, Ind., according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report.

The International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery has created a new Coding and Reimbursement Task Force to advocate for spine surgeons, according to an ISASS news release.

Two years after performing minimally invasive axial presacral Interbody fusion using AxiaLIF rods, patients continue to have favorable outcomes, according to a study published in Spine.

Tandem spinal stenosis can be effectively managed by either simultaneous decompression or staged decompression of the cervical and lumbar spine, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

A patient who suffered spinal cord injury and is paralyzed from the waist down has joined the clinical trial for Geron's embryonic stem cell injection for restoring function to patients with spinal cord injury, according to a San Francisco Chronicle…

Laser Spine Institute, based in Tampa, Fla., has been recognized as one of America's fastest growing privately held companies by Inc. Magazine, according to a Laser Spine Institute news release.