Spine

The Baton Rouge-based Spine Center of Louisiana has completed the city’s first Barricaid procedure, a technique designed to reduce the risk of reherniation following discectomy surgery. Orthopedic spine surgeon Kevin McCarthy, MD, performed the procedure using the Barricaid annular closure…

The National Institutes of Health awarded nearly $242 million in funding to neurosurgery departments at universities and schools of medicine in the U.S. in 2025, according to data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The mean funding for neurosurgery departments…

Spine surgeons say healthcare policy needs to address two persisting obstacles to patient care: administrative barriers and insurance restrictions. Changes in the system would benefit the speed of patient treatment and bring welcome transparency to the process. Ask Spine Surgeons…

Ninety-five percent of adolescent athletes with lumbar spine stress fractures recovered without surgery, according to research from New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons’ annual meeting in New Orleans.  The study reviewed…

Spinal stenosis was the most common diagnosis for both cervical and lumbar spine patients, according to the American Spine Registry’s 2026 report. The report, released Feb. 26, includes data on cervical and lumbar procedures and outcomes from 2015 to 2024. Here…

At Saint Louis University-SSM Health, spinal neurosurgeon Mauricio Avila, MD, has spent his time building bridges between orthopedic spine and neurosurgeons. Interdisciplinary collaboration has become more and more of a priority in the spine world, especially with overlapping care needs…

Postoperative infections were the most common complication in spine patients at the 30- and 90- day checkpoint, according to the American Spine Registry’s 2026 report. The report, released Feb. 26, includes data on cervical and lumbar procedures and outcomes from 2015…

 Richard Curry, MD, is joining Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine where he will specialize in neuro-oncology. He’s the only board certified neuro-oncologist in the Greater Cincinnati area, according to a March 3 email shared with Becker’s. Dr. Curry will also…

Prior authorizations for adult degenerative spine disease patients led to delays in care without improving costs, according to a study from the OrthoCarolina Research Institute team. The study led by Rob Turk, MD, and Brad Segebarth, MD, looked at the…

Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, Neb., added Lonnie Loutzenhiser, MD. Dr. Loutzenhiser is a spine surgeon with expertise in minimally invasive surgery and motion preservation, according to a Feb. 24 news release. The hospital also invested in upgraded surgical equipment…