Spine

At the end of April, the Federal Trade Commission took steps to ban noncompete clauses for most U.S. workers. Since then, the ban has faced challenges from a number of organizations and feedback from surgeons nationwide. As it stands, the…

Spinal decompression on its own is more cost-effective than the procedure combined with spinal fusion in patients with lumbar stenosis with associated degenerative spondylolisthesis, according to a study in the June 15 issue of Spine.

Settlements were reached in four spine-related federal cases and a patient lawsuit in May.

Tony Tannoury, MD, will pay $200,000 to resolve accusations he violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act over alleged kickbacks from DePuy Synthes.

The American Spine Registry is collaborating with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association for patient data sharing.

Becker's reported on two neurosurgeons who were honored during the month of May.

Here are four spine surgeons who have moved to new groups or added to their titles in May.

Carbondale-based Southern Illinois Healthcare Brain and Spine Institute has earned a $50,000 technology grant, according to a May 29 report from the Southern Illinoisan.

As spine surgeons grow in their career, their teaching methods have also changed with time. 

Spine device manufacturer Innovasis and two of its senior executives have agreed to pay $12 million to resolve false claim act allegations.