Spine

Here are 11 spine partnerships that Becker's Spine Review has reported on in 2020 so far:

A Hospital for Special Surgery study has found that two minimally invasive spine surgeries — lumbar decompression surgery and lumbar spinal fusion — achieve similar short-term outcomes.

Spine surgeon Jordan Glaser, MD, has joined Southeastern Orthopedics in Lumberton, N.C., The Robesonian reports.

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making headlines this week:

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between June 8 and June 12:

Three neurosurgeons from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore reportedly performed the first spinal fusion on a living patient using augmented reality, CBS Baltimore reports.

Netflix debuted "Lenox Hill" June 10, a docuseries following the lives of four physicians at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, including neurosurgeon John Boockvar, MD.

South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta recently onboarded adult and pediatric neurosurgeon Kimberly Mackey, MD, ValdostaToday.com reports.

Here are six spine and orthopedic device company acquisitions in 2020 so far:

Five spine surgeons discuss how their practices are performing with the return to elective surgery and project when pre-pandemic patient volumes will return.