Spine

A class action lawsuit alleges two former neurosurgeons from Renton-based Providence Health & Services Washington harmed hundreds of patients through unnecessary cases.

Arkansas Surgical Hospital Specialty Clinic in Little Rock added a spinal neurosurgeon.

The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America has named Jeffrey Sawyer, MD, as the next president of the society, stepping into the role in 2023.

Two physicians debuting technology and eight more spine surgeons to know:

Spine surgeon and entrepreneur Steven Cyr, MD, published a book about the American healthcare system.

A cervical spine specialist is joining Neurosurgery of St. Louis, according to a May 23 news release published by RiverBender.com.

Hospitals performed more than 100,000 "unnecessary" procedures on older Americans in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, including 30,094 spine surgeries, according to a May analysis published by the Lown Institute.

Here are five spine practices to know: 

From new imaging systems to pedicle screw technology, Becker's reported on five spine technology debuts since April 21:

An increasing number of physicians are exiting private practice to join hospitals or other corporate entities, leaving just 26 percent of physicians as independent practitioners in 2022, according to an April report from Avalere.