Spine

Spine Surgical Innovation has announced the launching of the Minimal Incision-Maximum Sight (MIMS) Institute.

The federal government has launched an investigation into adult scoliosis treatment after reports were released suggesting that the U.S. spends about $860 billion on therapy, braces and pain injections when spine surgery may be the best option, according to an…

The following article is written by Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners.   There is no doubt that the market for outpatient spine surgery continues to evolve and mature. However, surgeons who wish to develop a spine-focused…

Joseph Weistroffer, MD, assistant professor of orthopedic and neurological surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, recently led a study that showed 80 percent of NFL linemen who underwent surgery for spinal degeneration were able to return…

While both unilateral and bilateral laminotomies provide sufficient decompression of spinal stenosis and pain relief, the unilateral laminotomy can be performed with shorter operative times and less blood loss, according to a study published in Spine.

Surgeons performing minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy are exposed to significantly more radiation than surgeons performing an open microdiscectomy, according to an article published in Spine.

The Texas Back Institute in Plano recently opened the Center for Disc Replacement to serve an increasing number of national and international patients undergoing artificial disc replacement surgeries, according to a practice news release.

Predominant leg pain patients improved significantly more with surgery than predominant lower back pain patients, and predominant lower back pain patients improved significantly more with surgery than nonoperative treatment, according to a study published in Spine.

NuVasive, a medical device company focused on developing minimally invasive spine surgery products, recently announced that both CIGNA and Humana changed their lumbar spinal fusion policy to include coverage for the extreme lateral interbody fusion procedure, according to a NuVasive…

In December, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced beginning Jan. 1, the company would no longer cover lumbar fusions for patients with degenerative disc disease. This announcement hit a nerve with many spine surgeons who have been performing…