Spine

Saint Luke's Brain and Stroke Institute in Kansas City, Mo., recently acquired the O-arm Multidimensional Imaging System from Medtronic for use during spine surgery, according to a hospital news release.

Back pain affects approximately 75 percent of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis, and the pain can be reduced after posterior fusion, according to an article published in Spine.

Cone-beam CT technology can benefit spinal navigation because the X-ray emitter rotates around a fixed center and is able to take conventional images that can be reconstructed on any plane or three-dimensional images, according to an AAOS Now report by…

Tadhg O'Gara, MD, an orthopedic spine specialist with Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., has opened an office location in Lexington, N.C., according to a report from The Dispatch.

Patients with cervical spondylotic amyotrophy should initially undergo non-surgical treatment, but surgical treatment can be successful when conservative treatment fails, according to an article published in Spine.

Laser Spine Institute's COO Jimmy St. Louis will serve on the board of counselors for the University of Tampa (Fla.), according to a company news release.

The in vivo three-dimensional kinematics of the spondylotic cervical spine during head rotation was accurately depicted and compared with those of healthy cervical spines to show a decrease in axial rotation and mean coupled with lateral bending, according to an…

Here are four things to know about transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions.

The North American Spine Society is raising money to assist Japan's earthquake and tsunami survivors by collecting donations, according to a NASS news report.

The potential benefits of surgical treatment for adult scoliosis could outweigh the increased risk of complications in some cases, according to a study published in Spine.