Spine
In the realm of spinal fusion surgery, the quest for faster, safer, and more reliable bone formation has led to…
Four spine surgeons from the University of California San Francisco have joined Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health to launch the Sutter Advanced Neuroscience & Spine Institute at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Sigurd Berven, MD, Shane Burch, MD,…
Endoscopic spine surgery is gaining traction, but surgeons remain divided on whether its benefits justify the added cost, operating time and learning curve. Some point to faster recovery and less tissue disruption as reasons to adopt the technique, while others…
Much of the conversation about where spine surgery is headed comes from surgeons with decades of cases behind them. Matthew Meade, DO, a spine fellow at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, is approaching the same questions at the start of…
Endoscopic spine surgery has moved from niche technique to conference headliner in a matter of years. Andrew Chung, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon with Phoenix-based Banner Health, has watched that shift from the inside, and he has a warning for…
Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics has added Vincent Federico, MD, to its team of spine specialists. Dr. Federico is an orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in ultra-minimally invasive, motion-preserving and same-day spine surgery, according to an Oct. 5 news release from Coastal…
Florida has long been where Americans go to retire, which puts Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics on the front line of one of the biggest shifts in spine care. Patients there expect to stay active well into their 70s and 80s,…
Endoscopic spine surgery has a growing following among surgeons and patients. As it grows its presence in spine care, leaders consistently cite one of its biggest barriers to wider adoption is the difficult learning curve. Surgeons typically need 40 to…
Patient-specific spinal implants have often been associated with complex deformity surgery at academic and tertiary centers. Jonathan Hobbs, MD, believes their potential extends to appropriately selected patients undergoing surgery for degenerative conditions — and that access will be a central…
The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience on Oct. 2 called for a national minimally invasive spine credential that ties a physician’s scope of practice to demonstrated competence rather than the specialty in which the physician trained. In a position…
The spine industry keeps producing new technology. Bilal Butt, MD, wants to know how much of it actually makes surgery better. At Cleveland Clinic, where surgeons have access to advanced implants, robotics and navigation systems, the challenge is no longer…