Spine
In the realm of spinal fusion surgery, the quest for faster, safer, and more reliable bone formation has led to…
A typical measure of success for spine surgeons is normally measured by a clinic visit at 30 days, 60 days, 90 days and maybe a two-year follow-up survey. Jang Yoon, MD, director of minimally invasive spine surgery at the UC…
Endoscopic spine surgery has long been synonymous with lumbar discectomy, according to Jang Yoon, MD, director of minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of California San Francisco — but he doesn’t see it that way. “I don’t see endoscopic…
As patients cycle through injections, ablations and other conservative treatments, some spine surgeons have said delays in specialist evaluation can come at a cost. Nine spine surgeons discussed where the referral system breaks down and how earlier surgical evaluation could…
Atlanta-based Northside Hospital has expanded its network of care with physicians and advanced practice providers across specialty and primary care services in Georgia. The additions included providers in primary care, cancer care, endocrinology, general surgery, neurology, orthopedics and pulmonology, according…
An international group of spine surgeons developed a classification system to quantify the invasiveness of degenerative lumbar spine procedures. Roger Härtl, MD, director of spinal surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and neurosurgical director of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical…
As Americans live longer and stay more active into their 70s and 80s, more of them are undergoing hip and knee replacements — and, increasingly, complex spine surgery to correct deformities that can worsen with age. But Christopher Ames, MD,…
Three anesthesiology organizations reaffirmed the safety of spinal anesthesia in response to reported medication errors that severely harmed four patients in Nashville. The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation and American Society of Anesthesiologists said spinal…
For patients facing complex adult spinal deformity surgery, the traditional way surgeons describe risk has not changed much in decades. Christopher Ames, MD, director of spinal deformity and spine tumor surgery at San Francisco-based UCSF Health, said that approach has…
Paradigm, a specialty care management organization focused on complex injuries and diagnoses, appointed Jim Ryan to its board of directors. Mr. Ryan has more than three decades of leadership experience in the workers’ compensation, claims management and risk solutions sectors.…
Put 10 spine surgeons in a room with the same patient, Stephen Lockey, MD, said, and you may get 11 or 12 different answers. That variability has long been part of spine surgery. Imaging can show several abnormalities. Multiple operations…