Spine

Obese patients receiving extreme lateral interbody fusion for degenerative disease of the lumbar and thoracic spine do not have more complications than non-obese patients, according to an article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Incorrect coding can lead to several difficulties within a practice, including denied claims, practice audits and decreased revenues. Wendy Owens-Frierson, CHM, CHI,…

After completing data analysis as part of an ongoing assessment on patients receiving an outpatient lumbar discectomy at Centennial Lakes Surgery Center, an affiliate of Surgical Care Affiliates, in Edina, Minn., Jeffrey Dick, MD, has concluded that the procedure has…

Matthew Eager, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined the Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisberg, Penn., and will be practicing with the SUN Orthopaedic Group, also in Lewisburg, according to a hospital news release.

Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, the spine chief at Philadelphia's Rothman Institute, received the 2010 Leon Wiltse Award for excellence in leadership and clinical research by the North American Spine Society, according to a Citybizlist news release.

Kris E. Radcliff, MD, a spine surgeon, recently joined the team of physicians at Philadelphia's Rothman Institute, according to Citybizlist report.

Joseph Martinez, MD, has joined the division of neurosurgery at Memorial Healthcare System's Neuroscience Center in southwest Florida, according to a Hollywood Gazette report.

ADRSupport, a website gathering information and offering support for spine surgery patients, presented the initial findings of a postoperative survey to the Spinal Arthroplasty Society's meeting in New Orleans and is ready to create a spine surgery registry, according to…

SpineMark and Royal Philips Electronics have entered into a long-term partnership to build spine centers globally, according to a Philips news release.

Medtronic launched Defeat-HF clinical trials evaluating the feasibility of spinal cord stimulation to improve clinical signs and symptoms of heart failure, according to a company news release.