Spine

The short-term clinical complication rates are lower when using the rigid occipitocervical construct during cervical spine surgery compared to the non-rigid occipiotcervical fusion, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Internal pedicle screw fixation is safe for treating pediatric patients with upper and middle thoracic deformity, according to an article published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Joseph Maroon, MD, team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers, recently performed a discectomy on linebacker James Harrison, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.

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.