Spine

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons are holding the 27th Annual Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, according to the society website.

National Football League linemen return-to-play rates after lumbar discectomy 85.7 percent of the time, and those who are treated surgically have superior outcomes to those who are treated nonoperatively, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports…

Children with mild scoliosis have traditionally all been treated in a manner whereby the amount of surveillance increases as their condition worsens, which may mean several visits with a specialist per year and x-rays to track the progression. This time…

The greatest range of motion in patients with discogenic back pain is at the L3-L4, and the motion was greater for them than with normal patients, according to a report published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery has released a statement in response to the Bloomberg Businessweek report titled "Doctors Getting Rich With Fusion Surgery Debunked by Studies," which claims that fusions are an unnecessary and unfounded procedure.

The Thoracolumbar Injury Classification System score correlates to the AO classification, which means that it is accurate in predicting surgical management in patients with thoracic and lumbar spine trauma, according to an article published in Spine.

A three-dimensional computer-based simulation for pedicle screw insertion was positively regarded by attendees to the instructional course but didn't make the trainees comfortable with performing the operation, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Volume of spine procedures, pushed down last year by reactions to prominent studies questioning the efficacy of some treatments, is expected to bounce back in 2011, according to Matthew O'Brien, an analyst at William Blair & Co. But Mr. O'Brien,…

Here are eight recent studies impacting spine surgeons.

Perioperative treatment with a single bolus of methadone improves postoperative pain control for patients undergoing complex spine surgery, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.