Spine

Healthgrades releases its 2021 America's Best Hospitals lists and named the best hospitals for 16 service lines.

Scott Tromanhauser, MD, recently stepped down as chief of spine surgery at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, WickedLocal.com reports.

The first spine case combining augmented reality and a surgical robot was recently performed by Kornelis Poelstra, MD, PhD, director of The Robotic Spine Institute of Silicon Valley in Los Gatos, Calif.

Neurosurgeon Anthony Virella, MD, has performed a disc replacement with M6-C on a patient who suffered a spine injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

3D printing is helping pediatric neurosurgeons at Orlando (Fla.) Health prepare for an in-utero surgery to treat spina bifida, a defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly, according to EurekAlert..

ASC investment is top of mind for some spine surgeons as more procedures migrate to the outpatient setting. However, it might not be the best move for everyone.

Phoenix-based Neurosurgical Associates and Dignity Health's St. Joseph's Hospital agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations of improper billings.

Orthopedic implant manufacturer 4Web Medical launched its Lumbar Spine Plating Solution, with James Lynch, MD, CEO of Reno-based Spine Nevada, performing the first procedures with the device.

Medtronic is the latest sponsor of the American Spine Registry, a collaborative effort between the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons that aims to improve spine surgery outcomes through data.

Louis Provenza, MD, a Wichita Falls, Texas-based neurosurgeon, died in a small plane crash May 4, according to a Las Vegas Sun report.