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Laser Spine Institute, a Tampa, Fla.-based spine surgery practice specializing in endoscopic spine surgery, will now treat military personnel under a contract with Tricare insurance, according to a Laser Spine Institute news release.

The first minimally invasive lumbar disc procedure using the Mesoblast Limited technology was successfully performed in a Phase 2 clinical trail of its adult Mesenchymal Precursor Cell product for treating lower back pain and degenerative disc disease, according to a…

Multi-level lumbar spinal stenosis can be safely treated with decompression using the unilateral approach with the hinge osteotomy technique, according to a report published in Spine.

Stefan Konasiewicz, MD a former neurosurgeon at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, settled his eighth medical malpractice case out of court with settlement terms undisclosed, according to a Duluth News Tribune report.

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Beyond its disruption to normal spine growth, idiopathic scoliosis may disturb the whole corporal development of a young girl, according to a study published in Spine.

Here are 10 women practicing spine surgery, listed in alphabetical order.

Unilateral pedicle screw fixation may achieve high fusion rates after lateral transpsoas interbody fusion using anterior instrumentation, according to an article published in Spine.

Michael Yaszemski, MD, was named John and Posy Krehbiel Professor of Orthopedics honoring Bernard F. Morrey, MD, emeritus chair of the orthopedics department at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., according to a Post Bulletin report.

Ross Sherban, DO, has been named leader of the new Excelsior Spine Center, part of Excelsior Orthopaedics in Orchard Park, N.Y., according to a practice news release.