Spine

Colin Haines, MD, performed the world’s first Bertolotti resection using augmented reality guidance, according to a Jan. 20 news release. Dr. Haines, of Reston, Va.-based VSI, used AR assistance to layer a 3D holographic view of the patient’s spine to…

Here are 10 practices and health systems seeking spine surgeons, using LinkedIn’s job search tool. 1. Campbell County Health in Gillette, Wyo., seeks an orthopedic spine surgeon. 2. Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, La., seeks a spinal neurosurgeon. 3.…

Christopher Shaffrey, MD, has seen spine care evolve through rapid innovation.  But as outcomes and complication rates face greater scrutiny, the chief of the spine division at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University said the biggest gains are coming from a simpler…

Advances in surgical navigation may be breathing new life into an older spine technique, one spine surgeon says. The case study, published Jan. 3 in Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, focused on two adult patients with L5 spondylolysis and spina bifida occults. Both…

Medtech company Propiro earned FDA clearance for its Picasso feature within its Paradigm platform, according to a Jan. 15 news release. Picasso works in Propiro’s AI platform, which provides continuous 3D measurements to help spine surgeons assess alignment intraoperatively. “As…

Kern Singh, MD, professor and chief of spine surgery at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, has been performing outpatient spine procedures for almost two decades, long enough to see the shift from edge-case to expectation. Now, with more spine procedures…

As spine surgery becomes more minimally invasive, Gbolahan Okubadejo, MD, said he wants to address patient presumptions and focus on additional wellness approaches to healthcare. Dr. Okubadejo spoke about the trends he’s following and patient misconceptions he wants to dispel…

Claudio Tatsui, MD, a neurosurgeon in Houston, completed the first global case with icotec’s CMORE CT spine system, the company said in a Jan. 14 LinkedIn post. The milestone case was completed on Dec. 16. The CMORE system earned FDA…

Neil Patel, MD, is the new president and board chair of Spine Team Texas, he said in a Jan. 14 LinkedIn post. Dr. Patel has worked with the Southlake-based practice since 2016 as a spine surgeon, according to his LinkedIn…

Spine technologies tout improved precision, efficiency and patient outcomes but they come at a hefty price tag, especially in ASC settings. Surgeons discuss the technologies that have provided the best payoff for their practice and margins. Ask Spine Surgeons is…