Spine

Minidoka Memorial Hospital in Rupert, Idaho, has onboarded neurosurgeon Patrick Cindrich, MD, and three other physicians to staff its new surgical clinic, Idaho News 6 reports.

Hospital for Special Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center were the most cost-efficient hospitals over a 90-day episode of care for spine surgery, according to a recent analysis of Medicare claims by rankings authority Dexur.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between July 13 and 17:

Four spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week:

Six spine surgeons discuss emerging technologies and what advancements will provide the most value in the field.

Erin Kiehna, MD, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health, recently performed a novel procedure to remove a rare brain tumor from a 2-year-old patient, WBTV reports.

Former Cincinnati-based spine surgeon Atiq Durrani, MD, fled to Pakistan in 2013 after he was charged with performing unnecessary surgeries on more than 500 patients, local NBC affiliate WLWT5 reports.

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, Scoliosis Research Society and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America have awarded $240,000 in research grants to fund spinal deformity studies, according to a July 13 announcement.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between July 6 and 10:

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are advocating for more transparency from spine journal authors after finding more than $368 million in undisclosed industry contributions in a recent study, according to News-Medical.