Spine

Todd Lanman, MD, and Gornet Matthew, MD, examined the efficacy of Medtronic's Prestige LP device in 2-level cervical disc replacements and published findings in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

Single-payer healthcare systems allow governments to better regulate costs but have the capacity to extend patient wait times to see surgeons, obtain advanced diagnostic imaging and undergo surgery.

Samuel Joseph, MD, performed a robotic endoscopically assisted percutaneous outpatient spinal fusion at Memorial Hospital of Tampa, Fla.

Four spine and neurosurgeons discuss the value of forging partnerships with other providers in the community.

Neurosurgeon Richard Wohns, MD, performed an M6-C artificial cervical disc replacement at the NeoSpine outpatient spine surgery center in Puyallup, Wash., on Oct. 16.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to hire a section chief of neurosurgery in Little Rock, Ark., according to Lemon Wire.

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week.

Glenn Amundson, MD, a surgeon at Kansas City Spine and Sports Medicine Center, settled allegations that he sexually harassed and abused at least one female employee, the Kansas City Star reports.

PayScale reports real-time salary data from over 54 million reports from job seekers, fact checking the data against private and public compensation data.

A jury found that neurosurgeon Robert Replogle, MD, did not have to disclose his connection with spinal device company Spineology before receiving a patient's consent to a spinal fusion using one of the company's implants.