Spine

Clinicians should consider the different factors measured by the neck pain and dysfunction questionnaires and how applicable questionnaires are to the patient's specific neck pain, according to an article published in Spine.

The preoperative curve magnitude less than or equal to 60 degrees and non-ambulatory status could increase the risk for major complications during neuromuscular scoliosis surgery, according to an article published in Spine.

Stacy Danahy, director of nursing at Laser Spine Institute in Scottsdale, Ariz., recently received the Arizona Health Care Leadership Award in the field of nurses and nursing advocates, according to a Laser Spine Institute news release.

Here are five points for spine surgeons on treating workers' compensation patients.

Cell dysfunction, instead of physical transportation barriers, accelerates disc disease, according to a study published in Spine.

New data supports the hypothesis that the direction of the spinal curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is determined by the built-in rotational pattern of the spine at the time of onset, according to an article published in Spine.

Laser Spine Institute's John A. Polikandriotis, PhD, senior director of strategic initiatives, Michael W. Perry, MD, medical director and Vernon R. Morris, MD, a spine surgeon, have published a case study on endoscopic spine surgery in the Journal of Musculoskeletal…

Vertebroplasty can improve pulmonary function immediately after the procedure in patients with osteoporotic compression fractures of the thoracic spine, according to an article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders &Techniques.

Here are 10 spine surgeon team physicians or consultants to professional athletes.

Preoperative fibrinogen concentration can be a limiting factor for postoperative hemostasis during and after scoliosis surgery, according to a study published in Spine.