Spine

Physicians at Rockford (Ill.) Spine Center have completed a 10-year study to show that administering a normal antibiotic before spine surgery can reduce the risk of infection, according to a WREX news report.

The use of rhBMP-2 with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion is associated with significant risk of postoperative osteolysis, according to a study published in Spine.

As concerns raise about the coverage and reimbursement policies that threaten access to spine surgery technologies, SAS – International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery is positioning itself to work with spine surgeons to identify these threats and device…

The Bryan cervical disc arthroplasty maintains favorable clinical and radiological results, although the incidence of heterotopic ossification causing restricted range of movement of the prosthesis appears to increase with time, according to an article published in Spine.

The first patient who received a spinal injection infused with human embryonic stem cells to reverse paralysis recently stepped forward and reported he was doing well, according to a report from The Washington National Post.

There are limited outcomes for patients who undergo multilevel open decompression with or without fusion, which has led some physicians to perform targeted endoscopic decompressions instead. Sometimes, patients with failed back surgery are seeking a less invasive approach to pain…

Teenagers undergoing spinal fusion for scoliosis correction using a new surgical technique can have good outcomes 10 years after surgery, according to a study conducted by Hospital for Special Surgery physicians.

Patients who are suffering from depressive symptoms are more likely to have bad outcomes from surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a study published in Spine.

Robert N. Holzman, MD, a neurosurgeon, has joined Neurological Surgery in New York City, according to a Benzinga news report.

Richard A. Kaul, MD, of New Jersey Spine and Rehabilitation, recently performed surgery on a 16-year-old patient suffering from spondylolisthesis, according to a practice news release.