Spine

British Olympic diver Matty Lee had back surgery that will keep him from the 2024 Paris Olympics, he said in a March 27 Instagram post.

Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., added spine surgery, according to a March 27 announcement in the Foster's Daily Democrat. 

Value-based care has been embraced by some spine groups as an alternative to fee-for-service payments, and its prevalence hinges on multiple elements.

David Skaggs, MD, director of pediatric spine and pediatric orthopedics at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's operated on a teen actress ahead of filming for the recently-released Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Becker's reported on developments in two federal criminal cases related to spine care and business since Feb. 21.

The Spine Center at Valley View in Glenwood Springs, Colo., brought on board spine surgeon Felipe Ituarte, MD, according to an announcement in CityBiz.

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Castle Connolly ranked the top hospitals and health systems for neurosurgery for 2024. 

Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates in Salisbury, Md., added spine surgeon Shalin Patel, MD.

There is an array of spine technologies and surgical techniques that have evolved over the years. But spine surgeons say there are some that remain underrated.