Spine

Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, located in Durham, N.C., acquired the FONAR Upright Multi-Position MRI and will conduct a study to determine the benefits of using the equipment on patients with sciatica, according to a MD News report.

Eubulus J. Kerr, MD, a spine surgeon with the Spine Institute of Louisiana in Shreveport will present his research on lumbar interbody fusion using a stem cell allograft at the 14th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies in…

Garrick Carson, MD, has joined Spine Surgery Associates in Chattanooga, Tenn., according to a Cleveland Daily Banner report.

A new study of patients who received fusion surgery for spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine 30 years ago shows the benefits of reduced back pain have lasted into adulthood, according to a Medical News report.

Jean-Louis Benae, MD, joined the Hattiesburg (Miss.) Clinic neurological surgery department, according to a clinic news release.

At least 85 percent of principle procedures using Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP) from 2002-2007 were for off-label applications, according to an article published in Spine.

Gowriharan "Dr. Ty" Thaiyananthan, MD, a neurosurgeon, researcher and the co-medical director for the Southern California Center for Neuroscience and Spine (SCCNS) at Chapman Medical Center in Orange, Calif., discusses three cutting-edge projects currently in the works at SCCNS.

The AHA is complaining to federal regulators about overzealous enforcement of the False Claims Act in cases involving admissions for a spinal procedure, according to a report by AHA News Now.

The Laser Spine Institute has expanded its September seminar tour to include stops in Billings, Mont., and Lexington, Ky., according to a practice news release.

Hun Bay, MD, a spine surgeon with St. John's University in Queens, N.Y., recently implanted one of 35 Coflex springs into a patient's spine to relieve pressure from the patient's spine and nerves, according to a local WPTV news report.