Spine

Much speculation surrounds the changes healthcare reform will bring, and physicians from every specialty, including spine, are concerned about how to meet the challenges it will present. Here, spine surgeons and industry leaders discuss the ten aspects of healthcare reform…

Using an MRI study to assess the dynamics of post-traumatic Gd-DTPA leakage into an injured spinal cord seems to be a good approach for monitoring the local secondary lesion changes, according to an article published in Spine.

CoxHealth in Springfield, Mo., plans to purchase the Springfield (Mo.) Neurological and Spine Institute for an undisclosed price, according to a News-Leader news report.

There could be a higher risk of postoperative C5 palsy in open door laminoplasty than double-door laminoplasty, according to a study published in Spine.

Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., has launched the Marin General Hospital Spine & Brain Institute that adds elective neurosurgery to its existing spine and trauma program, according to a hospital news release.

Unless the radiologists are asked to describe the vertebral arteries in MRI studies, many will not describe aberrant vertebral arteries in the report, according to a study published in Spine.

Fusion rates for open and minimal transforminal lumbar interbody fusion are relatively high and in similar rages, though mTLIF has a trend toward lower complication rates, according to a study published in Spine.

Each year, Jeffrey McConnell, MD, and a team of approximately 10 nurses, anesthesiologists, neuromonitoring technicians and spine surgeonvisit Kolkata, India, to treat underprivileged children and adults with spinal diseases and deformities. Dr. McConnell is co-founder of the charitable mission, known…

Each year, Jeffrey McConnell, MD, and a team of approximately 10 nurses, anesthesiologists, neuromonitoring technicians and spine surgeons visit Kolkata, India, to treat underprivileged children and adults with spinal diseases and deformities. Dr. McConnell is co-founder of the charitable mission,…

Surgeons may be able to treat intervertebral disc degeneration by cell therapy and by stimulating endogenous mesenchymal stromal cells from nucleus pulposus, according to an article published in Spine.