Spine

Long fusions to the sacrum are the most common reasons for extending the instrumentation to the pelvis during complex spine surgery, according to an article published in Spine.

Richard Madhok, MD, has been appointed to be the new chief of neurosurgery at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., according to an East Meadow Patch report.

Weiss Memorial Hospital recently opened the Chicago Spine Center, headed by Purnendu Gupta, MD, an associate professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation medicine at the University of Chicago, according to a hospital news release.

1. Lateral interbody spine surgery. One of the most rapidly growing fields in spine surgery over the past five years is the lateral approach to the thoracic and lumbar spine. This allows excellent access to the disc space with less…

Only screening young girls for scoliosis means schools and physicians are missing a significant portion of the children who have curvature of the spine, according to an article published in Spine.

Lan Fotopoulos, MD, an interventional physiatrist with Dickson-Diveley Midwest Orthopaedic Clinic in Kansas City, Mo., has employed the minimally invasive lumbar decompression procedure into his practice, according to an MD News report.

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The Spine Correction Center of the Rockies in Fort Collins, Colo., is continuing growth by adding a new nurse practitioner to meet the nationwide demand for nonsurgical scoliosis treatment, according to a practice news release.

The treatment of severe spinal deformity should include a collaborative assessment between the orthopedic surgeon, anesthesiologist, pulmonologist and neurologist, according to an article published in Spine.

Michael Shapiro, MD, chief of orthopedic surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., is the first surgeon on Long Island to use Cortoss bone augmentation material to repair a vertebral compression fracture, according to a hospital news release.