Spine

Smoking is a predictor for two-year outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a study published in Spine.

Bryan Fox, MD, of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Suffolk, Va., was recently named medical director for Sentara Obici's Comprehensive Spine Care Services, according to a practice news release.

Cedar Park (Texas) Surgery Center will start offering outpatient spine surgery through a new alliance formed with Austin (Texas) Neurosurgical Institute and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery of Austin, according to a news release.

Arachnoscopy can be a helpful adjunct to microsurgery to detect additional adhesions in the subarachnoid space, according to a study published in Spine.

This is a list of 10 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons who have a focus on spinal oncology.

Spine surgeon Mark A. Fye, MD, and orthopedic surgeon Patrick J. DeMeo, MD, performed spine surgery on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett yesterday for spinal stenosis, according to a release from the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor.

Robert Watkins, MD, a spine surgeon and co-director of the Marina Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., will perform surgery on Atlanta Braves pitcher Peter Moylan to repair a bulging disc in his lower back, according to a local…

Predictors for an unfavorable vocational prognosis after hospital contact for herniated lumbar discs includes nonacademic work and less than 40 weeks of employment within year two before hospital contact, according to a study published in Spine.

The amount of cement used during procedures on the T11-L1 level should be determined using fracture body volume and friction according to the level of the spine being treated, according to an article published in Spine.

While most injured workers who make a workers' compensation claim involving neck pain don't file an additional claim during the next two years, 14.2 percent report experiencing multiple episodes of work absenteeism and accrue 40.4 percent of all lost-time days,…