Spine

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.

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.