Spine

Wayne L. Wittenberg, MD, a neurosurgeon, joined the Regional Medical Clinic in Rapid City, S.D., according to a Prairie Business news report.

The North American Spine Society has opened registration for its 26th Annual Meeting in Chicago, according to an organization news release.

The introduction of the Lenke classification for surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has led to a reduction in the variation of treatment approaches, according to a study published in Spine.

Researchers found good results after surgical correction using a short bone-on-bone technique for adolescent scoliosis, according to a study published in Spine.

Ron Joseph, MD, an orthopedist, recently joined Gulfcoast Spine Institute in Brooksville, Fla., according to a practice news release.

In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 9, Mike McKevitt, senior vice president, business development, and Bo Hjorth, vice president, business development, Regent Surgical Health, discussed best practices for…

In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, James Lynch, MD, Surgery Center of Reno, gave insight into the next five years of spine surgery in ASCs within the…

Surgeons are able to perform spine surgery accurately and efficiently without patient-specific modeling, according to a study published in Spine. The study’s authors researched the range of interpersonal variation of the geometric parameters to determine the bending stiffness in flexion,…

Laser Spine Institute recently opened a consultation facility in Albuquerque, N.M., according to a company news release.

Cervical arthroplasty can have good intermediate clinical outcome for patients, although more shapes and sizes of artificial cervical discs should be produced to fit patients of all ethnicities, according to a study published in Spine.