Spine

Although orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons have different training backgrounds, their outcomes for spine surgery were largely the same, according to a study published in Spine.

One major spine devicemaker merger is in the books for 2023, and another is on the horizon. 

Becker's reported on seven spine and orthopedic surgeons in the first quarter of 2023.

The Scoliosis Research Society named the winners of the Thomas E. Whitecloud Awards during the 30th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques held March 22-24 in Dublin.

Here are three endoscopic spine surgery milestones from the first quarter of 2023:

Roger Härtl, MD, director of neurosurgery spine for New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine and co-director for New York Presbyterian OCH Spine, has performed the first spine case using 3D navigation in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a March 23 email…

Here are five updates on medical device company NuVasive that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 21:

Three years after COVID-19 was deemed a global pandemic, some spine practices have made permanent the changes they had to implement. Here's how five spine surgeons are looking back at the early months of the pandemic.

Neurosurgeon Sonjay Fonn, DO, and his fiancee Deborah Seeger settled allegations they recieved kickbacks from spinal implant companies, the U.S. Justice Department said March 22.

Here are five augmented reality spine surgery milestones since Aug. 22: