Spine

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…

The use of an intraoperative three-dimensional fluoroscopy system with an image-guidance system can result in greater accuracy of pedicle screw placement than using preoperative CT scans, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Stanton Ward, MD, a spine surgeon, has become a fellowship colleague with the NorthEast Institute for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Laconia, N.H., according to a report from The Citizen of Laconia.

Thomas C. Schuler, MD, Founder and CEO of The Virginia Spine Institute (VSI), and Brian R. Subach, MD, Director of Research for VSI and The Spinal Research Foundation, a national 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, are leading spine patient advocacy…

Lynn S. Feldman, RN, MBA, administrative manager of Eastwind Surgical, a spine center in Westerville, Ohio, discusses eight reimbursement and business concepts for spine.

Laser Spine Institute, based in Tampa, Fla., was recently commended by Florida Senator John Thrasher for its innovation, economic development and efforts to lower the cost of healthcare through the procedures surgeons perform, according to a company news release.

Physicians should be careful when suggesting intradiscal steroid injections for chronic lower back pain patients, according to a NASS news release.

Medtronic recently announced study results that show performing Kyphon balloon kyphoplasty on cancer patients provides better back-specific function and improved quality of life compared to non-surgical treatment, according to a company news release.

Patients with low back pain and no evidence of an underlying condition often do not benefit from diagnostic imaging such as radiography, MRI and CT scans, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.