Spine

The American College of Surgeons released its new recommendations for treating spine injuries at trauma centers.

Vertebral compression fractures due to osteoporosis cause debilitating pain that can severely limit activity and quality of life. Unfortunately, these injuries are often challenging to diagnose and treat.

The first female neurosurgeon at her practice and nine more spine surgeons to know:

Becker's reported on five spine surgeons — from health system leaders to startup heads — who added to their titles or who plan to move to a new practice in February.

From awake surgery to new implants, here are six spine and orthopedic surgery debuts in February:

Awake spine surgery is an approach to procedures that uses a local anesthetic to let surgeons examine a patient's neurologic condition during surgery, rather than general anesthesia, which involves intubation.

The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $191 million in neurosurgery funding to 54 universities in 2021, according to data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

Plans to send Canadian spine patients to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, N.D., were finalized Feb. 24, the Winnipeg Sun reported.

In the last two weeks, three surgeons were named leaders at healthcare facilities.

Denver is the most expensive city in the U.S. to undergo lumbar spinal fusion surgery, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a patient resource for finding affordable care.