Spine

Spine Care Technologies formed a new advisory board made up of four members.

Rick Price, MD, PhD, completed his 50th case using Augmedics' Xvision augmented reality spine system, the medtech company said in a Feb. 27 LinkedIn post. 

Salem (Ohio) Regional Medical Center hired spine surgeon David Prior, MD, Salem News reported Feb. 24.

Neurosurgeon Linda Liau, MD, PhD, and spine surgeon Langston Holly, MD, were the only woman resident and Black resident when they graduated from Los Angeles-based UCLA Medical Center nearly 25 years ago.

The average price of a total disc replacement in New York City, the largest city in the U.S., is $32,521, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a price transparency tool.

For many people, a morning and night routine can help with preparing for a busy day, and the same goes for spine surgeons. Here's how six spine surgeons say they like to prepare ahead for their workdays:

Todd Peters, MD, joined DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (Calif.) as a physician partner, and Andre Schotte was named administrator of the ASC.

The average price of a lumbar spinal fusion in New York City, the largest city in the U.S., is $68,126, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a price transparency tool.

Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital has added same-day cervical disc replacement procedures to its list of offered surgeries, according to a Feb. 22 report from Your Island News.

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that spine surgery may be more effective than conventional medical treatment for spinal stenosis.