Spine

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…

The Spine Network of California has launched a public awareness campaign to educate patients about the benefits of spine care and promote positive outcomes for appropriately-indicated patients for surgery, according to an organization news release.

Theodore Belanger, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, recently joined Texas Back Institute in Plano, according to a practice news release.