Spine

A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of the i-FACTOR biologic bone graft from Cerapedics has shown a 97.8 percent fusion rate in single- and multi-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion, according to a company news release.

A new endoscopic spinal surgery center has opened in Seneca, S.C., according to a report from The Greenville News.

Adding Spine Surgery to an existing ambulatory surgery center is not an easy task, says Jay Rom, president of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners in Cincinnati.

Here are six points on surgical treatment for scoliosis.

Crossroads Health Center, a Campbell, Calif.-based spinal decompression facility, recently opened a new center in San Mateo, Calif., according to a company news release.

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.