Spine

Health plans in Minnesota are intensifying scrutiny of spinal procedures and implementing new fusion coverage guidelines, according to a Pioneer Press news report.

Diffusion-weighted imaging can be useful for differentiating degenerative and infections endplate abnormalities, according to a report published in Spine.

The Greensboro (N.C.) Specialty Surgical Center will now offer outpatient spine and pain surgeries through a Moses Cone Health System, Carolina Neurosurgery and Vanguard Brain and Spine partnership, according to a report from The Business Journal.

Cervical spondylosis patients can be treated successfully with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion using PEEK cages, according to a study published in The Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques.

A. Jay Khanna, MD, MBA is an associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University and serves as the co-director of the Division of Spine Surgery at Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital.…

The excess relatedness of patients with lumbar disc disease and the elevated risks to near and distant relatives suggests that symptomatic lumbar disc disease could be hereditary, according to an article published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Gary Steinberg, MD, a neurosurgeon at Stanford University School of Medicine, will lead the school's participation in the FDA-approved phase 1 trial meant to test the safety of using stem cells for treating spinal cord injuries, according to a PhysOrg…

Laser Spine Institute is opening a new consultation facility in Cincinnati, according to a practice news release.

Spine surgeons generally agree on when patients with degenerative spinal disorders need surgery, however, they disagree on the appropriate surgical intervention, according to a study published in Spine.

After Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina released revised guidelines on coverage for spinal fusions in Sept. 2010, leaders of orthopedic and spine societies from around the country collaborated on a formal response. In a letter, written largely by…