Spine

Gowriharan "Dr. Ty" Thaiyananthan, MD, neurosurgeon and co-medical director of the Basic Spine Brain & Spine Institute of California discusses five things to know about the use of stem cells in spine surgery.

Robert Watkins Jr., MD, orthopedic spine surgeon and co-director of Marina Spine Center at Marina Del Rey Hospital in Marina Del Rey, Calif., who has used navigation systems for computer-guided spine surgery for six years, discusses three common misconceptions about…

Spinal stenosis is a common condition for aging patients, and as the baby boomer population enters this demographic spine surgeons are seeing an increase in the volume of patients with spinal stenosis. Here are six points on identifying and treating…

A complete wide resection of aggressive Enneking stage 3 lesions may be a safe procedure and yield significant improvement in pain and neurological status, according to a study in Spine.

Here are five ways for spine pain management physicians to promote a successful practice and succeed in the future.

Here are seven studies to reduce spine surgery complications.

Repetitive transcranial electric stimulation for eliciting motor-evoked potentials during spine surgery is safe, according to a study published in Spine.

Percutaneous pedicle screw placement exceeds occupational exposure limit for the eyes and extremities but is considered a safe procedure, according to a study published in Spine.

A team of scientists at the University of Louisville, University of California in Los Angeles and the California Institute of Technology recently saw the commutation of 30 years worth of research to find a potential clinical therapy for paralysis, according…

Fred Sweet, MD, a spine surgeon with Rockford Spine Center, discusses four points on the new method of infection control to combat evolved forms of MRSA in orthopedic and spine surgery patients.