Spine

Spine surgeons compensated by hospital ownership earn $11,353 more on average than spine surgeons who are physician partners or shareholders in physician practices, according to statistics from the MGMA 2010 Physician Compensation and Production Survey based on 2009 data.

The C2-C3 posterior short-segment fixation and fusion is an effective method for managing unstable Hangman's fracture, according to a study published in Spine.

Here are five points on spinal discectomies from recent studies and reports.

Operative stabilization after lumbosacral dissociation from combat-related injuries can promote healing and earlier mobilization, but also has a higher risk of post-operative infection, according to an article published in Spine.

Samuel K. Cho, MD, a spine surgeon, recently joined Montvale (N.J.) Health Associates, according to a North Jersey news report.

Nitin Bhatia, MD, chief of orthopedic spine surgery and director of the spine center at the University of California, Irvine, and Samuel Bederman, MD, of the UC Irvine Spine Program, recently performed the first series of robot-assisted spine surgeries in…

Both unilateral and bilateral kyphoplasty can improve symptom-related clinical effects of multilevel vertebral compression fractures, according to a report published in Spine.

There are many advantages to using local anesthesia with IV sedation during minimally invasive spinal procedures. Agnes P. Green, MD, a board certified anesthesiologist at The Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson, Fla., discusses six things to know concerning the use…

Artificial disc replacement can be an effective alternative to spinal fusions at a lower cost, according to a report published in Medical News Today.

Richard Tallarico, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Upstate Medical University, is a member of a team of physicians who are studying the use of the Superion Interspinous Spacer to relive back pain, according to a WNDU report.