Spine

Mark McLaughlin, MD, and Rafe Sales, MD, discuss the difficult challenges facing medicine and provide their advice for young physicians considering a career in spine. 

A clinical study exploring a non-steroidal, non-opioidal medication for patients suffering with sciatica or leg pain from a herniated lumbar disc is enrolling patients in the U.S.

A study published in Spine found that outpatient single-level cervical total disc replacement were comparable to the inpatient setting when it came to patient outcomes.

Here are seven spine surgeons making the news.

Researchers in the department of neurosurgery at Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine developed and evaluated predictive models for adverse events associated with spine surgery.

Three spine surgeons discuss the precautions they take to ensure patient safety before, during and after surgery.

Denver-based Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children performed the state's first vertebral body tethering procedure on Sophia Clem, 11, 4 CBS Denver reports.

Seth Grossman, MD, of Englewood, N.J.-based The Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, implanted Aesculap Implant Systems' activL Artificial Disc in a patient to address chronic lower back pain, Jewish Link reports.

Founder and President of the National Scoliosis Center, Luke Stikeleather, reaffirmed the importance of detecting scoliosis early in order to combat the serious health problems caused by the condition.

A new study published in The Spine Journal examines bundled payments among Medicare beneficiaries for cervical fusions.