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.

Spine surgeons Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, and Kevin J. McGuire, MD, have been recognized by Spine as outstanding reviewers of the year.

Individual physical examination tests can provide clinical information that would alter the likelihood that impingement is present, according to a study published in Spine.

Seven hospitals have agreed to pay the United States more than $6.3 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare related to kyphoplasty procedures performed between 2000 and 2008, according to a U.S. Department of Justice release.

Neel Anand, MD, is the director of orthopedic spine surgery at The Spine center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and has pioneered a combination of procedures to correct adult lumbar degenerative scoliosis using minimally invasive techniques. The correction…

Total en bloc spondylectomy for spinal tumors of L4 or L5 can be achieved by combining the posterior-anterior approach, according to a study published in Spine.

Georgia Health System's Brunswick hospital has been approved to begin construction on a $10.9 million orthopedic and spine center, according to a report from The Florida Times-Union.