Spine

Microscopic sequestrectomy may be a more successful operation compared to the conventional microdiscectomy for patients with lumbar disc herniation, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Steven Garfin, MD, a spine surgeon and chairman of the orthopedic surgery department at University of California San Diego, recently performed a new revision spine surgery on a patient with a rod crack from the first surgery, according to a…

Frasat Chaudhry, MD, recently joined St. Luke's Hospital's brain and spine center in Chesterfield, Mo., according to a St. Louis Today report.

Noncontained-type or migrated herniated nucleus pulposus may be the most important risk factors for motor deficit in lumbar disc herniation, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

The North American Spine Society recently released the 2011 Common Coding Scenarios for Comprehensive Spine Care, according to a NASS news release.

The number of levels of decompression for lumbar spinal canal stenosis is less when decided by MRI than by myelography with CTM, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., has named Michael Weiss, DO, as chairman of surgery, according to a practice news release.

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have been awarded funding for projects that will place brain-computer interfaces in patients with spinal cord injuries to test the possibility of them to controlling external devices through their thoughts, according to a UPMC…

Raymond Golish, MD, recently joined St. John Medical Center's InMotion Clinic in Tulsa, Okla., and became the area's first spine surgeon, according to a report from The Daily News.

Lukas P. Zebala, MD, recently presented the outcomes of a study that showed a low dose of tranexamic acid decreases the amount of blood loss and need for blood transfusions during adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, according to a Medscape Medical News…