Spine

Operative stabilization after lumbosacral dissociation from combat-related injuries can promote healing and earlier mobilization, but also has a higher risk of post-operative infection, according to an article published in Spine.

Samuel K. Cho, MD, a spine surgeon, recently joined Montvale (N.J.) Health Associates, according to a North Jersey news report.

Nitin Bhatia, MD, chief of orthopedic spine surgery and director of the spine center at the University of California, Irvine, and Samuel Bederman, MD, of the UC Irvine Spine Program, recently performed the first series of robot-assisted spine surgeries in…

Both unilateral and bilateral kyphoplasty can improve symptom-related clinical effects of multilevel vertebral compression fractures, according to a report published in Spine.

There are many advantages to using local anesthesia with IV sedation during minimally invasive spinal procedures. Agnes P. Green, MD, a board certified anesthesiologist at The Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson, Fla., discusses six things to know concerning the use…

Artificial disc replacement can be an effective alternative to spinal fusions at a lower cost, according to a report published in Medical News Today.

Richard Tallarico, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Upstate Medical University, is a member of a team of physicians who are studying the use of the Superion Interspinous Spacer to relive back pain, according to a WNDU report.

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.