Spine

William Beutler, MD, has been named medical director of the Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth's new spine institute for comprehensive assessment and treatment of back and neck pain, according to a report from The Patriot-News.

Asymmetric facet joints increase the force through one side of the spine with a unilateral spondylolysis occurring on the coronally oriented facet joint, according to a study published in Spine.

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is comparing minimally invasive spine surgery to different forms of open surgery to determine which procedure is most beneficial in terms of complication rate, recovery time, outcome and cost, according to a hospital news…

Local bone graft is as beneficial as iliac bone graft for posterior lumbar interbody fusion at a single level, according to an article published in Spine.

Alegent Health has recently opened a new back and spine institute inside Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, according to a KETV news report.

North American Spine, a Dallas-based surgical practice, has entered into a partnership with University General Hospital in Houston, according to a practice news release.

American Bone Health, Medtronic, UCSF Medical Center and Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center have joined to host the first Walk Tall for Life Spinal Fracture Awareness Walk and Health Fair in San Francisco next month, according to a Medtronic news…

Postmenonpausal female patients who have lumbar spine surgery are the most susceptible to developing subsequent vertebral fractures within two years of surgery, according to an article published in Spine.

The visual analog scale and the 5-point vertebral rating scale, two tools used to assess the intensity of pain in patients with spinal conditions, are not interchangeable, which means physicians should not compare results from each scale, according to an…

Patients with spinal chord injuries are now undergoing stem cell treatment in Atlanta and Chicago through a trial run by Geron Corp., a biotech company based in Menlo Park, Calif., to test the safety of using embryonic stem cells to…