Spine

The North American Spine Society will celebrate 25 years of existence in October at the annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., according to an organization news release.

Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla., recently launched a back and spine center, according to a TC Palm report.

Kenneth Alo, MD, joined North American Spine in Houston, according to a practice news release.

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.