Spine

A federal judge dismissed a 2023 antitrust lawsuit alleging Adena Health System's monopolization of orthopedic care, ruling the surgeons bringing the lawsuit did not prove tangible harm to competition.

Over 20 years, only 1.26% of lumbar disc replacements have needed a follow-up revision surgery or removal, spine surgeons at Texas Back Institute found.

Geneva (N.Y.) General Hospital has added neurosurgeon Lucas Aurich, MD, to its medical staff. 

Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center launched an enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for spine patients at Vanderbilt University Hospital and Belle Meade Surgery Center.

The popularity of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusions has surged the past few years.

Spine surgeons on the job hunt have to consider many red flags in a potential employer. And they have to know the green flags that signal a place that stands out from the rest.

Eight individuals with a connection to the spine and orthopedic sector have been named to Forbes' 38th annual World's Billionaires list.

Here are six spine surgeons Becker's has reported on since April 4:

NASCAR driver Erik Jones was taken to UAB University Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., after suffering a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in his spine following a crash at Talladega Superspeedway, according to an April 23 report from The Tennessean.

Atlanta-based Alliance Spine and Pain Centers has implemented a regular behavioral health screening for all of its patients using MHT's SmarTest platform.