Spine

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.

Short-time exposure to normal-dose perioperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is safe after spinal fusions, while exposure to high-dose ketorolac increases the risk of nonunion, according to a study published in Spine.

J. Brad Bellotte, MD, and Raymond Sekula, MD, both neurosurgeons, have joined the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hamot in Erie, Pa., according to a hospital news release.

Postsurgical infection can be a large complication for patients undergoing spine surgery and the Scoliosis Research Society data on infection rate can be used as benchmarks, according to a study published in Spine.

Danbury (Conn.) Hospital recently opened renovated the wing for joint replacement and spine surgery inpatients, according to a Connecticut Plus news report.

Spine surgeons, focusing on spinal fusion, identify five ways to lower the cost of spine care when all other treatment methods are exhausted.

A Washington state committee is considering whether state healthcare programs should continue to pay for spinal injection treatments for neck and back pain, according to a Northwest News report. Some medical professionals are concerned that more patients will turn to…

San Francisco Sport and Spine Physical Therapy has consolidated two of its offices and moved into a new space in downtown San Francisco, according to a practice release. The new location is will better serve San Francisco’s Financial District and…

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have discovered most children with severe cerebral palsy have asymmetric pelvic bones, a misalignment that can affect how surgeries of the pelvis and spine are performed, according to a Hopkins Children’s news release. Most…